IAP Eradication

  10 July 2020 Article by Cobus Meiring  A local Karoo farmer is using the latest drone technology to curb invasive alien plants and increase water supply. “During the past four decades, the southern and northern slopes, as well as the mountain tops of the Outeniqua Mountains have fallen prey to the aggressive spread of …

  The objective of the invasive alien plant control plan The objective of the invasive alien plant control plan is to bring the recorded invasive alien plants under control through systematic, integrated and appropriate control methods within (1-10) years that will allow indigenous vegetation to recover, reduce fire risk, and improve water security.  Legislative context …

  Dear Landowner Lockdown period: SCLI assistance, training and feedback to landowners SCLI concluded its landowner training and feedback session on Thursday 19 March on the eve of the national lockdown. Please see some key presentations/information from the training workshop below for your information, including information guiding landowners step-by-step on how to ensure that they …

INLIGTINGSTUK VIR GRONDEIENAARS Uitroei van indringerplante Indringerplante in die Suid-Kaap het na die wegholbrande van 2017/2018 met mening teruggegroei. Hoewel bewaringsinstansies en munisipaliteite in die streek verskeie aksies in die streek bestuur om indringerplante te bekamp en oor die lantermyn uit te roei, kan dit nie suksesvol sonder die samewerking van grondeienaars gedoen word nie. …

  Click on the document title (Roodefontein Control Plan) to download an example of an Invasive Alien Plant Control Plan. Roodefontein_Control Plan

Overview  Download the Herbicide Pamphlet for an overview of some of the most aggressive invasive alien plants of the Garden Route. See table for recommended products. Guidelines for the use of the specific products are published elsewhere on the website under the heading IAP Eradication/Individual Product Information Sheets. Click on the document title below to download …

Landowners can view a copy of an Invasive Alien Plant Control plan here: Example Erf 65 Hoekwil NEMBA Invasive Species Control Plan    

By Cobus Meiring, Southern Cape Landowners Initiative, Secretariat Vigorous regrowth of invasive alien plants, following a fire (such as the Knysna example), leaves landowners and land managers with the daunting task of dealing with a major problem. Whilst some landowners are in favour of hand-pulling weeds, others are in favour of making use of registered …