About us
The Botanical Society of Namibia is a member-driven organisation, offering people of all walks of life the chance to become nature enthusiasts and citizen scientists through the sharing of knowledge and ideas and contributing to the conservation of our natural heritage.
Our Mission
is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Namibian flora
Our Vision
is to get young Namibians enthusiastic about plants!
Photo: C Mannheimer
What do we do?
- Stimulate interest in, and awareness of, Namibia's indigenous plants
- Help to conserve our natural flora
- Support the National Botanical Research Institute, in particular the National Botanic Garden
- Promote sustainable development and use of Namibian plants and plant products
- Potentially... much more
We are
- Plant people.
- Promising protection, preservation, projects, and promotion... of our indigenous plants.
- Prefiguring the future... through plants for posterity.
Our Constitution
Learn more about the Botanical Society of Namibia and what we do.
Download our ConstitutionOur committee
BotSoc is coordinated by a committee of interested people who volunteer in various roles.
Meet our committeeOur projects
BotSoc is directly involved in a number of projects, and supports several others. Read about our projects.
Our projectsOur logo
Our logo depicts Commiphora saxicola, Rock corkwood, an iconic and useful Namibian plant.
Read about our logo