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South Africa’s new gold rush: Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report

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

South Africa’s new gold rush: Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report

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This is the second 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...

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This is the second 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.

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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.

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