Industry rallies to recover after Cape fire storm
July 4, 2017 -
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Following a recent meeting with the forestry and sawmilling stakeholders in the fire-ravaged Southern and Eastern Cape areas, Forestry South…
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Knysna’s Great Fire of 2017
July 3, 2017 -
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(With apology to ‘The Great Fire of 1869’) by Theo Stehle On the fateful day of 7th June 2017 a…
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Things every forester should know about fire
June 20, 2017 -
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The forester‘s words when a fire call wakes him at midnight are unprintable, but there is a vocabulary that accurately…
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Innovative local solutions for forestry in Southern Africa
May 3, 2017 -
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Focus on Forestry 2017 The keenly anticipated Focus on Forestry conference held at Cedara in the KZN midlands in April…
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Safire celebrates 30 years in business
April 24, 2017 -
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Safire Insurance Company Limited was started in April 1987 by a group of timber growers who decided to manage their…
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Stop fires from picking up momentum
April 18, 2017 -
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Keep it small and simple (KISS) fire protection model to prevent runaway fires… By Michael Olivier I can remember during…
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Iron men, bakkie window inspections and fire tips
April 10, 2017 -
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By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com The first frame of a cartoon from some years back depicts a thin little fellow, dressed…
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Southern Cape forests survive largely unchanged for centuries
August 22, 2016 -
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Forests are found in areas that receive annual rainfall ranging between 525 mm and 1220 mm. But if you look…
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The expert witness: investigating veld and forest fires
August 11, 2016 -
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So you had a fire – five years ago which is thankfully a distant memory, or is it? The legal…
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Minister launches National Veld & Forest Fire Working Group
July 14, 2016 -
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana launched the National Veld and Forest Fire Working Group recently to mark the…
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Colin Dyer… looking back on a distinguished career in forestry research
24 July, 2017
Prof Colin Dyer is retiring after almost two decades…
Read MoreInvitation to participate in the development of the South African Forestry Assurance Scheme
17 July, 2017
Invitation to forestry stakeholders to comment on the scope…
Read MoreForestry South Africa shares practical tips for fire season
10 July, 2017
The destructive nature of fire and the loss to…
Read MoreDANA Africa Forest Industry Investment Conference
4 July, 2017
The 2nd DANA Africa Forest Industry Conference will be…
Read More7th Forest Science Symposium
4 July, 2017
The 7th Forest Science Symposium is being held in…
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