Insurance firm turns to planting trees in South Africa to combat drought risk
by Jeff Barbee in Bavianskloof, South Africa from on (#YJDF)
The country's biggest agricultural insurer is working to actively reduce drought risk with a vanguard project to restore living landscapes
Farmer Pieter Kruger stands smiling on a large weir built on a river in the Baviaanskloof area that provides water to South Africa's fifth largest city. Tall and lean, he looks out over a gathering pool, delighted at the first time it has filled up enough to have the water roll over his shoes.
"The actual restoration work happens here on this farm, but the benefits also flow to the users downstream, so in the long run everyone is going to benefit from this."
