Protecting and preserving nature

Husqvarna, Cape Nature, Helihack and local landowners came together on Earth Day to safeguard a UNESCO Heritage Site.

In an effort to protect and preserve the natural environment of South Africa’s Cape region, an initiative between Cape Nature, Helihack, Husqvarna, local landowners and other interested parties took place on the weekend of 21 to 23 April 2023.

The project, which commemorated Earth Day on 22 April, aimed to clear invasive vegetation, particularly pine trees, in the Langeberg.

The alien species poses a threat to the natural habitat and biodiversity of this magnificent South African UNESCO World Heritage site in the Western Cape’s Bosmansbos Wilderness area, and without intervention could eventually overwhelm it.

“Husqvarna supports many conservation efforts in South Africa, and we first became involved with Helihack two years ago. This was in response to its innovative approach towards the sustainable management of water resources through the elimination of invasive pine trees in the province’s remote mountainous catchment areas,” says Divan Vermaak, Husqvarna’s veld management specialist.