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Being Green - 19 Aug 2022

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Over the past few years, there has been increasing concern about the number of trees in Cape Town that are being illegally stripped of their bark. Taking the bark off puts the tree at risk of viral or bacterial infections and can ultimately lead to its death. Lobby group, Friends of Table Mountain, recently raised the alarm about the destruction of Table Mountain National Park’s limited indigenous forests. It says the two areas that are most concerning are Newlands Forest and Echo Valley in Kalk Bay. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to arborist, Francois Krige, about the issue.
19 Aug 2022 English South Africa Health & Fitness

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