Clearing water-guzzling and soil-damaging alien invasive plants costs South Africa several hundred million rands every year.

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 ...

Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is p ...

Clearing water-guzzling and soil-damaging alien invasive plants costs South Africa several hundred million rands every year. Now, a promising pilot project to recoup some of this cost by producing ...