PhD graduate proposes using invasive trees for low-cost housing insulation

South Africa has been fighting against invasive Port Jackson trees for decades, which have been a threat to the local vegetation. The hardy acacias, originally from Australia, have spread across catchment areas in the Western Cape, the West Coast, the Overberg and parts of the Eastern Cape. Environmentalists and the government have tried to limit their spread by introducing a … Continue reading PhD graduate proposes using invasive trees for low-cost housing insulation