South Africa: Unscrupulous Cons Attempt to Cash in On the Hype to Go Green in the Country and the Imminent Climate Change Conference in the Province

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development (KZN DAE&RD) is warning all the members of the public to refrain from buying any tree that is claimed or linked in any way to being a material source of bio-fuels.

The department has reasons to believe that unscrupulous individuals have hatched up a scam aimed at making a quick buck by selling alien trees in a meticulous ploy to cash in on the hype to go green and the COP17 conference due to take place in the City of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 28 November to 9 December 2011.