Invasive alien plants not only threaten our fynbos landscapes, they also threaten our water security.
Huge invasive trees have spread all along rivers and catchments across the Western Cape, including in the Kogelberg Biosphere. These trees are thirsty and consume hundreds of litres of water each a day.
The catchments in the Kogelberg Biosphere are exceptionally important, as they provide water to the City of Cape Town. The importance of healthy-functioning ecosystems made headlines during the height of the drought in Cape Town in 2018, where the entire city faced Day Zero – the day that water ran out for Cape Town residents.
This highlighted the importance of removing thirsty alien plants from Kogelberg waterscapes. There are numerous alien clearing projects underway in the region – and the Kogelberg Biosphere implements some of the projects or plays a role in coordinating these various efforts, and provides support and advice to stakeholders regarding their invasive alien clearing projects.
We are driving a major invasive alien clearing project in the Kleinmond area:
The Kogelberg Biosphere is managing an invasive alien clearing team with funding from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s LandCare division and WWF South Africa, with landowners’ contributions. The teams are working along the R44, with the work taking place in partnership with Arabella Hotel Golf & Spa and Ithemba properties.
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