Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it’s proving hard to manage

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Re: Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it’s proving hard to manage

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Lisbeth wrote: Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:37 pm
“Little is being done in Johannesburg, Durban, Makhanda, George. In Johannesburg, it has taken them four to five years to do anything.”
“They are only trees” 0= @#$ 0= @#$
No they are a Valuable part of the EcoSystem and the SURVIVAL of Life on Planet Earth >> Some Trees take 500 to 1000 years to grow up unlike Pine Trees of Europe


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“They are only trees”
is sarcasm!

Do you think that we only have pine trees around here? 0*\


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At the very least we need some restrictions on the transportation of firewood. People cart braaiwood around the country without any thought for how they are helping to spread this menace.


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