AGRICULTURE NEWS - The review was conducted by Prof Brian van Wilgen of the Centre for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University, Andrew Wannenburgh, an ecologist at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and John Wilson, science lead at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).
“Although R310 million [adjusted to 2020 values] has been spent annually since 1998 to clear invasive alien plants, and progress has been made in places, we still haven’t won the battle.
Several estimates show that to reduce alien plant invasions to manageable levels everywhere, we will need three to seven times more money,” the report said.
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