by henda | Apr 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The past summer fire season made headlines with an abnormally high number of fires recorded in the Western Cape province. The Overberg was off to an early start when a large multiday fire hit the Riviersonderend Nature Reserve and adjoining private...
by henda | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Social media was thrown into frenzy when in March the much-publicised Cape Town fires became an international trend. Fuelled by even bigger fires in the outskirts – albeit less in the limelight – the public was glued to their smart devices following events as...
by henda | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the Southern Cape, other than in the rest of the Fynbos Biome, wildfires are present throughout the year – the past summer season being coupled with many fires ranging from miniscule ones to a colossal fire that devulged a breathtaking 190...
by henda | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
For the past two years consultants have been researching and preparing a set of best practice tools for integrated fire management (IFM) within the Fynbos Biome. What had originally been intended to be a regional initiative has since grown so significantly that...
by henda | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fire is the most efficient way to clear a piece of land of vegetation and fynbos needs fire to regenerate. So why not use fire for clearing invasive alien plants to allow fynbos to grow there? If done correctly this can both benefit the fynbos and save money on labour...
