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Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 03:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
72 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Armed with machetes and escorted by comrades toting assault rifles, the group thrusts into the bush singing and shouting. It could be mistaken for a lynch mob, but the quarry is actually an invasive plant: the innocuous-looking prickly pear, which resembles a green cactus.

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Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/8750 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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