
Immediate Threat
The Shot-Hole borer problem is sufficiently serious to require the City to transform its protocol into a legally enforceable document urgently, & not rely on residents and tree fellers to be the frontline in this fight
The Shot-Hole borer problem is sufficiently serious to require the City to transform its protocol into a legally enforceable document urgently, & not rely on residents and tree fellers to be the frontline in this fight
They say bark stripping is the equivalent of stripping the skin off living humans as it rips away the trees’ ability to disperse water and nutrients
Cut through the noise around climate change – and hold the feet of the powerful to the fire.
Stay attuned to the big picture and the environment stories around The COP Glasgow conference
The shot-hole borer beetle could well be one of South Africa’s largest ecological tragedies of all time judging by the number of trees it has killed since arriving in 2017.
No remedy has yet been discovered for this devastating threat. And the clock is ticking.