Determining the feasibility of harvesting invasive alien plant species for energy

Determining the feasibility of harvesting invasive alien plant species for energy

Woody invasive alien plants (IAPs) are a threat to South Africa’s water resources, biodiversity and land productivity. The impacts of IAPs were the main reason for the South African government to embark on a natural resource management public works programme called Working for Water (WfW), which was...

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Main Authors: Worship Mugido, James Blignaut, Matthew Joubert, John De Wet, Andrew Knipe, Selmé Joubert, Ben Cobbing, James Jansen, David Le Maitre, Marius van der Vyfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2014-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
woody biomass
invasive alien plants
biomass energy
externalities
financial cost
economic feasibility
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4040

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