SAVING THE CAPE FLATS SAND FYNBOS

You will no doubt be aware that a number of Tokai residents in Cape Town are taking SANParks and MTO (the company harvesting the commercial plantations at Tokai) to court to prevent the removal of the pines in Tokai Park. The Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, with its remarkable biodiversity, once covered all of Cape Town's lowlands and now sadly has been reduced to a mere 11% of its original extent with only about 1% formally protected. This is why the restoration of a large tract at Tokai is so very important. We are battling to…
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