South Africa’s new gold rush: Big money, high stakes in emerging spekboom restoration sector

This is the first article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa.

It is part of an award-winning collaboration between independent science writer Leonie Joubert, the Stellenbosch University School for Climate Studies, and the Henry Nxumalo Foundation which supports investigative journalism in Africa.

GQEBERHA, South Africa — The spekboom is to […]