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NATURE

INVASIVE ALIEN

PLANTS:

AT THE VAAL RIVER BARRAGE RESEVOIR
WHAT'S BEING DONE TO STOP THE ONSLAUGHT

Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs)

are plants that are non-

native to an ecosystem,

which may cause economic

and environmental harm or

adversely affect human health.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY K.
ENGLISH, RHODES UNIVERSITY
BIOCONTROL UNIT AND COMPILED BY
L. MHLONGO, RAND WATER. PHOTOS
SUPPLIED BY RAND WATER.

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