The Soutpansberg is known for its astonishing diversity of landscapes and habitats and the animals that occupy them. In February, the EWT’s Communications and Marketing team was given the opportunity to get out from behind our desks and venture into the spectacular Soutpansberg mountains. And what a trip it was.
The Pepper-bark Tree is classified as Endangered on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, and many of its habitats are degraded and fragmented through human activities and the impacts of alien plants.
Traditional medicine has evolved over thousands of years, resulting in the development of an extensive herbal pharmacopoeia.