Category Archives: spekboom

The restoration of spekboom-dominated areas (Google / China Radio Intern. English)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://english.cri.cn/7146/2011/11/15/2702s667304.htm Tackling Desertification Nearly thirty million acres of land are lost each year around the globe due to desertification. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification has estimated that this adds up to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, Portulacaria afra, spekboom

Portulacaria afra (spekboom) : carbon storage capabilities (Miller-McCune)

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.miller-mccune.com/uncategorized/commander-carbon-alter-ego-spekboom-3745/ ‘Commander Carbon’ alter ego: Spekboom By Julia Griffin Photo : Once considered just an ornamental bonsai plant outside of its home range of South Africa, the shrub Portulacaria afra, commonly called “spekboom,” is garnering attention for … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, Forestry, Portulacaria afra, reforestation, spekboom

Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) for guerilla gardening and combating desertification (P. JANSSENS)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

This is a plant species with multiple uses : food, fodder, fencing, gardening, bonsai, you name it … A PLANT FOR ALL THE DRYLANDS … GO FOR IT ! Read at : Facebook Pierre Janssens November 12 You may know … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, guerilla gardening, Portulacaria afra, spekboom

Get your own spekboom and grow hundreds of saplings to combat desertification (Piere JANSSENS / Willem VAN COTTHEM)

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

Read a Facebook message of Pierre JANSSENS (The Spekboom Group) : “You may know that Spekboom is a brilliant plant for your garden, hardy, water-wise, great for making fabulous evergreen hedges while helping suck CO2 from the atmosphere. A small … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, afforestation, drought tolerant plants, spekboom, Portulacaria afra