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19th February 2025

Spier’s Soil Room highlights regeneration

At Spier, everything starts with the soil. Regeneration is the golden thread that runs through all farm life, from vineyard

19th February 2025

Scaling urban nature-based solutions with trees

Food & Trees for Africa (FTA), a leading South African social enterprise spearheading environmental sustainability and food security, is partnering

19th February 2025

Timber gains traction in sub-Saharan Africa as CLT demand rises

By Joy Crane The African construction sector is witnessing a significant shift toward sustainable building materials, with cross-laminated timber (CLT)

18th February 2025

Young Eucxylo researcher wins local Blue Sky Award

Christopher Erasmus, completing a master’s in electrical and electronic engineering, has developed an award-winning solar-powered wireless dendrometer and environmental sensing

18th February 2025

FSC makes several appointments in Africa 

Annah Agasha: Deputy Director Africa  Annah Agasha brings 20 years of experience in forestry, natural resource management, and local development

18th February 2025

MIRO secures new US$ 10.7 million shareholder loan

MIRO Forestry and Timber Products has secured a US$10.7 million shareholder loan from leading development finance institutions to support the

18th February 2025

Industry reaction to National Minimum Wage increase

The national minimum wage (NMW) will increase to R28.79 per hour from 1st March 2025. This is a 4.4% increase

18th February 2025

Two South African students reach for the Blue Sky Awards

Two Master's in Engineering students from Stellenbosch University, Chris Erasmus and Yasmin de Raay, have advanced to the international round

17th February 2025

Ponsse marks 55 years in business with its 21,000th machine

Finland's Ponsse is celebrating two significant milestones – 55 years in business and the production of its 21,000th machine. In

12th February 2025

Sappi and Enpower Trading celebrate largest private five-year PPA to achieve Financial Close in South Africa

Sappi Southern Africa and Enpower Trading have reached Financial Close on their groundbreaking 175 GWh per annum, five-year renewable energy

11th February 2025

Forestry sector calls on young women to consider careers in science

Forestry South Africa (FSA) marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February by urging young

04th February 2025

Updated environmental guidelines for commercial forestry in South Africa released

Forestry South Africa (FSA) has released the latest edition of its Environmental Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations in South Africa,

02nd February 2025

New natural forests standard in the pipeline

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Southern Africa has registered a process to develop a new Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS) for

01st February 2025

Cut better, for longer, for less with STIHL's RMHS harvester chain

Designed by international experts to last longer than similar industry standard chains, the STIHL Rapid Micro Harvester Special (RMHS) has

04th January 2025

Tigercat launches LX877 feller buncher

Tigercat has released the LX877 feller buncher, the second model built on the new sloped tail platform. The LX877 is

28th December 2024

Hefty fines for shipbuilders using "blood" teak from Myanmar

Oceanco violated the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) and reached a €150,000 settlement with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service. Meanwhile, Sunseeker

14th December 2024

Sappi builds smart nurseries for a changing environment

Sappi's nursery transformation began with a fundamental question: how could the company simultaneously reduce unit costs, improve productivity, increase survival

14th December 2024

Forest Science Symposium is back with a bang

Forest scientists from all corners of the country gathered in Pietermaritzburg recently, showcasing the breadth and depth of research currently

12th December 2024

Bravely sawmilling in the Eastern Cape

Denver de Kock, MD of RD Sawmill near Maclear in SA's Eastern Cape Province, defies harsh trading conditions with a

05th December 2024

Owning a legend made easy

Owning a legend made easy It's an easy choice when a chainsaw combines performance and reliability with fuel savings and

03rd December 2024

Forest Pavilion at COP29 unites science and business for climate action

he UN Climate Change COP (Conference of the Parties) 29 gathering in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November featured its first-ever Forest

03rd December 2024

Silviculture at scale in Brazil

Dr Alex Freitas and Bruno Reis of Brazil’s largest eucalyptus forestry company, Suzano, presented an overview of forestry in the

02nd December 2024

Alternative building blocks from alien trees

An innovative collaboration between the Cape Town-based company nonCrete, the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and the South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has created a potentially game-changing design and construction methodology for housing alternatives.

26th November 2024

The journey to modern silviculture systems 

The second day of the Silviculture 4.0: Smart Technology from Nursery to Field conference moved from focusing on nurseries to

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