Namibian company turns invasive tree into building material

In desert Namibia, invasive acacia trees are sucking up valuable groundwater. Farmers cut them down to make way for pasture for their livestock. Now a company has found a novel way to use fungi to turn the cut-down trees into eco-friendly bricks. Vitalio Angula has the story from Brakwater, Namibia
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THAT'S AWESOME.
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is this voice of AFRICA or voice of AMERICA?
Who is running this channel?

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US government. Taxpayer funded propaganda. An insult to the American people.
That being said, the topic of this video is interesting. I hadn't heard of anyone making bricks out of mycelium.