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Cape Town battles to save urban forests from tree-killing Vietnamese beetles

Our Burning Planet

Cape Town battles to save urban forests from tree-killing Vietnamese beetles

By Kristin Engel

Tiny but seemingly invincible beetle has killed thousands of trees across SA, millions more at risk

Our Burning Planet

Tiny but seemingly invincible beetle has killed thousands of trees across SA, millions more at risk

By Kristin Engel

Alien invaders: The hidden threat to South Africa’s food, water and wild places

South Africa

Alien invaders: The hidden threat to South Africa’s food, water and wild places

By Tony Carnie

Three years on, the shot-hole borer continues to eat away at SA’s trees

Our Burning Planet

Three years on, the shot-hole borer continues to eat away at SA’s trees

By Tony Carnie

Tree apocalypse looms in the face of policy paralysis

South Africa

Tree apocalypse looms in the face of policy paralysis

By Hilton Fryer