The ABI team presented the ABI Alien Clearing Project to the Department of Environmental Affairs and independent researchers at the Department’s Management, Research and Planning meeting (MAREP) in November. The three-day conference sought to develop closer ties between research planning and implementation, with much emphasis placed on invasive alien clearing.
By Henrietta Brock. The climate change trend for the Overberg is a shift towards higher overall temperatures coupled with rainfall later in winter and spring. This produces quicker and denser plant growth and with that a higher risk for veld fires.
The ABI Coordination team hosted contractors involved in the ABI Alien Clearing Project, to learn more about the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Officials from the Department of Labour from Cape Town and Pretoria joined the contractors – to provide information on the fund, and how to ensure they meet the UIF’s requirements.