WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Elephants vs big trees: new study maps out South Africa’s conservation dilemma 4 min 4 By Don Pinnock
THE CONVERSATION Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant 4 min 3 By Laura Cinti
MARCHING FORESTS Biological vandalism— the world’s wild savannas may be doomed, but few pay attention 7 min 5 By Don Pinnock
LANDSCAPE RESTORATION OP-ED Reclaiming degraded land? Here are five keys to success 6 min 1 By Regreening Africa
MAVERICK MAPPER Vosburg – An Upper Karoo Tree-Proud Oasis in the Northern Cape 3 min 0 By Chris Marais
BOOK REVIEW ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’ – nature claws back its own 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
TINY TERROR Boring to death: Meet the rampant beetle posing a huge threat to historic Cape trees 6 min 3 By Unknown Author
NATURAL WORLD Building back nature is more complicated than just planting trees 13 min 1 By Catherine Del Monte
STARK WORLD Quiver Trees – a succulent that would literally give an arm and a leg to survive 5 min 2 By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
NATURAL WORLD Uncovering an ancient subterranean society: Are plants using underground fungal networks to ‘communicate’? 11 min 3 By Catherine Del Monte
MAVERICK LIFE GARDENING Grow trees – they will add dimension, stature, shadows and interest to your life 4 min 0 By Megan Mackenzie