Knysna wildfire threat: readiness in a time of crisis
June 3, 2020 -
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7 June 2020 commemorates the 2017 Knysna wildfire disaster. In many ways, the risk of a repeat thereof in the…
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Weaning the forestry industry from its paraquat reliance
April 28, 2020 -
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In the last ten years, 153 576 hectares of plantation forest have been damaged by fire. This figure would have…
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‘Taming the Wildfires on the Garden Route’
January 29, 2020 -
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Drastic action is required to prevent future destructive wildlfires in the southern Cape, writes Neels de Ronde in his recently…
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Role of FPAs expanding
January 20, 2020 -
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Fire protection associations (FPAs) in KZN are evolving beyond their traditional role of wildfire monitoring and incident management to tackle…
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Predicting the movement of wildfires and prescribed burns
November 4, 2019 -
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Watch in awe as the US Forest Service executes a massive prescribed burn in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. The fire…
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Plans to protect the Garden Route from fire taking shape
July 26, 2019 -
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Fire services scarcely had time to regroup after the 2017 Knysna fires, when the Garden Route was again plagued by…
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Technology takes forestry to the next level
June 9, 2019 -
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Use technology to work smart, improve productivity, health and safety, and take the donkey work out of those repetitive, mindless…
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Green drought masks fire risk in KZN
May 30, 2019 -
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When green isn’t always good Drought is generally recognised as a prolonged, abnormally dry period when the available water is…
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The role of mentorship
May 2, 2019 -
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Mentorship is a familiar concept in the context of rural development in South Africa. It refers to the process of…
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Advanced training in response to wildfire mayhem
May 2, 2019 -
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Silva Forest Services from Sedgefield, South Africa, together with a number of international fire and rescue organisations, is hosting a…
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New date and venue for WoodEX for Africa 2020
24 June, 2020
Biennial trade show has been rescheduled for 16 –…
Read MoreNCT Forestry appoints new general manager
5 June, 2020
Danny Knoesen has been appointed NCT Forestry’s new general…
Read MoreWater Use Licence amendments
20 May, 2020
FSA reports that after years of engagement with the…
Read More‘Survival’ the key for small-scale growers
20 May, 2020
SA Forestry journalist-at-large JUSTIN NYAKUDANGA chats to small-scale growers…
Read MoreForestry events postponed or Zoom-ed
19 May, 2020
Covid virus lockdown and business disruptions have seen a…
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