It has for a long time been recognised that the forestry sector’s contribution is not only the timber that is produced but also the non-timber contribution it makes directly and indirectly to the communities in and around timber production regions…

Drastic action is required to prevent future destructive wildlfires in the southern Cape, writes Neels de Ronde in his recently released e-book ‘Taming the Wildfires on the Garden Route’…

The potential for forestry to bring sustainable jobs and economic development to remote rural areas of the Eastern Cape (former Transkei) has been demonstrated with the success of several pioneering community forestry projects…