Our Living Community - 27 August 2025

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Finding a sustainable solution to bark stripping, that doesn't cost the earth ánd is practically implementable, is not an easy task. Willem Boshoff, who is the co-founder of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group, told Otto van der Walt about how they researched, tested and eventually, found a solution to the problem of bark stripping in Newlands Forest.

27 Aug English South Africa Science · Nature

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