An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps ...

Temperature plays the biggest role in where plants can grow. Warmer conditions allow more plants to survive in new places. Other factors like rainfall and soil also matter, but temperature has the ...

In a water-scarce South Africa, alien plants drink up to 6% of our freshwater annually. A new technology now proves the massive water savings from clearing them, potentially turning a costly problem ...

There are approximately 27 000 indigenous species in South Africa and 9 000 foreign plant species that have been introduced over the past few centuries. Of these 9 000 exotic or alien introductions, ...

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...

Effective management of invasive alien vegetation is one of the most critical ways to protect South Africa’s natural water sources. According to WWF South Africa’s Water Gains Calculator Tool, in 2025 ...

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