City of Cape Town joins the Spekboom Challenge!
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department will participate in the Spekboom Challenge with the Newlands Nursery growing 5 000 Spekboom trees to be distributed for planting during Climate Change Month in April this year.
The purpose of this initiative is to increase awareness about the importance of trees in the urban environment. Also known as the Pork Bush or Elephant’s Food, the Spekboom has the ability to absorb more carbon dioxide than any other plant.
Hectare for hectare, Spekboom thicket is ten times more effective than the Amazon rainforest at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One hectare of Spekboom can sequester between 4 and 10 tonnes of carbon per year. This makes it a powerful tool in the fight against climate change and the move towards a zero-carbon world.
Source: goodthingsguy.com
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