Links to Organisations and Societies

Countries and/or regions	Link	Comment
Zimbabwe	Tree Society of Zimbabwe	Dedicated to the identification and recording of the woody plant flora of Zimbabwe. It is an active Society which organises a regular program of outings (curently 2 per month to places reachable from Harare), occasional longer visits to places further afield, a monthly newsletter and is engaged in mapping the trees of Zimbabwe on a quarter-degree square basis.
Zimbabwe	National Herbarium of Zimbabwe (SRGH)	The National Herbarium and Botanic Garden is a centre for research and information on the indigenous plants of Zimbabwe. SRGH is, together with the Compton Herbarium at Kirstenbosch, the second largest herbarium in Africa.
Zimbabwe	Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe	This is another active Zimbabwean society which, through its journal Excelsa, has made a major contribution to the study of succulents.
Zimbabwe	Biodiversity Foundation for Africa	The Biodiversity Foundation for Africa which is based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was set up in 1992. It undertakes biological research into tropical African biodiversity, and seeks to make the resulting information widely accessible.
Zimbabwe	Zambezi Society	The Zambezi Society is the only conservation group devoted solely to looking after the Zambezi, the finest and wildest river in Africa.
South Africa	Botanical Society of South Africa	The Society is concerned with the study of the flora of South Africa. It publishes books on botanical topics and is actively involved in conservation and education.
South Africa	South Africa National Biodiversity Institute	See the Geographic links page for details of this organisation.
Africa	AETFAT	This is the Association for the study of the taxonomy of tropical African plants. It holds a congress every 3 years alternating between Africa and Europe; the next one is to be held in Madagascar in 2010. Aetfat has some useful web sites, namely the link to the Aetfat Library in Brussels
Belgium	National Botanic Garden of Belgium	This is an internationally important Botanic Garden, situated just north of Brussels, in the centre of Belgium. It is also a centre for research on tropical and especially African plants.