Kouga catchment enters rehab

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Catchment management T ucked away in the foothills of the Eastern Cape’s Kouga River catchment are two tiny tributaries – the Baviaans and Heuningnes rivers. Despite their lowly stature and remote location, these waterways are the focal points of a hive of activity, having been selected as the study site for a pilot partnership project between WWF , Working for Water and Working for Wetlands. The Kouga Riparian Rehabilitation Project will be used as a platform to develop best management practices for the rehabilitation of riparian zones following the clearing of invasive alien plants. “The Kouga catchment was chosen for the pilot project because it was identified as a priority system by the CSIR in the State of the Rivers report,” explains Rodney February, head of WWF’s freshwater programme.

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