Why Buffelsdraai?
-Climate change adaptation and mitigation programme triggered by 2010 World Cup
-Buffelsdraai = a new landfill site requiring a buffer zone
-Large-scale restoration effort to address:
-Biodiversity
-Climate change
-Social upliftment
How does the project work?
Reforestation Research Highlights
- Development of students through opportunity to work on real world problems & influence action
- Capacity building for Municipal staff
- Publications in relevant scientific journals & popular literature
- Growth in the partnership between EM and UKZN and the anticipated interdisciplinary research approach, and the opportunities it provides
- Knowledge generation for the region & municipality – lessons were learnt & shared
- D’RAP has potential to be internationally relevant
