During the past few months there has been speculation as to the exact causes of the spate of fires which the Western Cape experienced in January 2017.
During the past few months there has been speculation as to the exact causes of the spate of fires which the Western Cape experienced in January 2017.
In many instances invasive alien plants have been seen as a contributing factor to the rapid and intense spread of these fires.
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ Working for Water programme has invested Billions of Rands in controlling invasive alien species in the country, and over R1 Billion has been spent in the Western Cape alone.
In this Episode you can see more about how the Department has embarked upon this programme to control invasive alien species and WOF TV News went to speak to Dr. Guy Preston, Deputy Director General: Environmental Programmes, to learn more about these initiatives.
