Afromontane Research Unit
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SA’s poorly-documented mountains are vital water towers for millions of people
They also boast exceptional biodiversity but invasive species, overgrazing and climate change are destroying them with dreadful consequences
Southern Africa’s ‘water tower’ slipping towards ecosystem collapse
Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range