The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willem Abraham Aucamp, has published the Revised Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for Pelargonium sidoides in South Africa, for implementation.
Pelargonium sidoides is a medicinal plant native to South Africa, particularly found in the Eastern Cape, Free State and Gauteng.
“The revised BMP aims to ensure that all sub-populations of Pelargonium sidoides, commonly referred to as geranium, continue to persist in nature across its extent of occurrence in South Africa through effective conservation management and sustainable consumptive utilisation for both traditional and commercial purposes with equitable benefits accruing to rightful beneficiaries,” the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Tuesday.
This BMP is focused on ensuring the long-term survival of Pelargonium sidoides in the wild.
The Minister published the BMP for Pelargonium sidoides for implementation in the Government Gazette No. 54227 Notice 7181 dated 27 February 2026.
In terms of section 43(2) and 43(3)(c) of NEM: BA, the Minister has assigned the responsibility for the implementation of this revised BMP to the Pelargonium Working Group, which is already established through the first iteration of the BMP for this purpose.
This Notice repeals the BMP for Pelargonium sidoides that was published for implementation, for the period 2011 – 2020, in Government Notice No. 433, Government Gazette No. 36411 on 26 April 2013.
Electronic copies of the revised BMP for Pelargonium sidoides can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.dffe.gov.za/legislation/gazetted_notices or www.gpwonline.gov.za
-SAnews.gov.za
