“A little question before the technical stuff: Have you, as a manager, used all the tools and equipment you provide to your workers?” Fire season advice and satire from Gilbert Plant…

The relic status, small size and large distances between different forest patches renders them susceptible to the simplistic view ‘islands’ occurring within an inhospitable ‘sea’ that do not allow habitation of ‘island’ species…

SA Forestry editor Chris Chapman chats to Mondi Forests Managing Director, Themba Vilane about modernisation, cost pressures, talent management and staying on top of the game in a highly competitive global industry …