Karoo Karoo biome. The number of mainly succulent plant species is very high for an arid area of this size anywhere in the world. The Nama Karoo biome is located entirely on the central plateau mostly at altitudes between 1000 and 1500 m. It incorporates nearly the whole of the historical and geographical Great Karoo, but also includes a portion of southern Namibia's Namaqualand, and South Africa's Bushmanland" (both local geographical names, not names of biomes). It is the second-largest biome in South Africa, and forms the botanical transition between the Fynbos biome to the south and the savannah biome to
Osoyoos Desert Society Osoyoos Desert Society The Osoyoos Desert Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1991 to conserve and restore the biodiversitive area of the British Columbian Southern interior. This area had not been the focus of prievious conservation efforts, even though it contains a large concentration of at-risk species and is one of the four most endangered ecosystems in Canada. One of the area's main features is Okanagan Desert, a semi-arid region in the southern part of the Okanagon region of British Columbia, notable for having some plant species not found anywhere else in Canada. Another feature is the