Tiro Nkemelang – The Conversation

Alien pine trees, which use substantially more water than the native vegetation of the Cape Mountains, reduce river flows to dams that supply the city’s water. Martin Kleynhans

March 14, 2022

Clearing alien trees can help reduce climate change impact on Cape Town’s water supply

Petra Holden, University of Cape Town; Alanna Rebelo, Agricultural Research Council; Joyce Kimutai, University of Cape Town; Kamoru Abiodun Lawal, University of Cape Town; Mark New, University of Cape Town; Piotr Wolski, University of Cape Town; Romaric C. Odoulami, University of Cape Town, and Tiro Nkemelang, University of Cape Town

Clearing alien trees before the drought hit could have reduced the impact of climate change on water supply during the ‘Day Zero’ drought.

A fire rages through wetlands close to Cape Town in February 2017. EPA/Nic Bothma

October 11, 2019

What science tells us about fire hazards facing Cape Town and its surrounds

Alanna Rebelo, Stellenbosch University; David Carlyle Le Maitre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Mark New, University of Cape Town; Peter Johnston, University of Cape Town; Petra Holden, University of Cape Town; Tiro Nkemelang, University of Cape Town, and Tony Rebelo, South African National Biodiversity Institute

The danger of fires in the Cape region this season is partly dependent on how the Fynbos has been managed over the past few decades.

Contact Tiro for