City reclaims 18 billion litres through invasive plant clearing

Cape Town is seeing measurable gains in its water supply thanks to an extensive program targeting invasive vegetation across the city’s critical catchment areas. The City’s efforts have restored roughly 18.77 billion litres of water annually, equivalent to 51 million litres a day, by removing water-intensive alien plants such as pine, gum, and wattle, as per the City of Cape … Continue reading City reclaims 18 billion litres through invasive plant clearing