17th October 2017

Forestry in Madagascar

I have spent my first week ever in Madagascar, which is located off the southeast coast of Africa. It is

06th October 2017

The Great Green Wall

The idea of planting a 'Great Green Wall' of trees across the African continent to combat desertification was perhaps too

05th October 2017

Adding value by turning wood waste into mulch

African Biomass Company (ABC) founder Willem van der Merwe is passionate about the environment, and has built a business around

28th September 2017

The real soldiers are the drivers

‘Running a fleet of lorries is a bit like handling a snake with a head on both ends’ SA Forestry

21st September 2017

Affordable step-up into mechanised harvesting

An innovative, new timber harvesting system, designed and manufactured by Zululand-based Matriarch Equipment, offers growers and contractors an affordable solution

19th September 2017

The aftermath of the 
Garden Route fires

As the dust settles after the disastrous June fires in the Garden Route, the question is, where to now? This

06th September 2017

Environmental Management Guidelines updated

Forestry South Africa (FSA) has released the third version of its popular Environmental Management Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations in

06th September 2017

International Forestry Students Symposium 2017

International forestry students get an overview of forestry in SA... By Zamadlamini Dlamini, NMU forestry student. Photos by Ambani Tshidzumba,

06th September 2017

Can forestry weather the storm?

Presenters at the 7th Forest Science Symposium, held in Pietermaritzburg recently, provided participants with a lot to think about. On

06th September 2017

NCT Tree Farmer Awards

The NCT tree farmers of the year for 2017 are Geoff Wolhuter (commercial farmer) of New Hanover, and Mandla Mvelase

06th September 2017

Celebrating wood and woodworking in S Cape

Two exciting events celebrating wood and woodworking will be held in the Southern Cape in September. The Woodturning and Woodworking

05th September 2017

Job offer – FSA Operations Manager

Forestry South Africa is South Africa’s premier and largest forestry organisation and represents growers of commercial timber in South Africa.

24th August 2017

Forest equipment innovations at Elmia Wood

Elmia Wood, the world’s largest forestry fair, was bigger than ever this year both in terms of area and number

17th August 2017

Fire protection, community style

By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com 'If you're not here for profit or for fun, what the hell are you doing here?'

17th August 2017

TIPS ON TREES: How to prune your tree

The second in the series of tree trips by Julian Ortlepp of TreeWorks, brought to you by Husqvarna South Africa.

08th August 2017

Exciting AGFO Expo 2017 coming up

The annual Agriculture and Forestry Expo (AGFO) 2017 takes place at the Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre in White River, Mpumalanga, from

08th August 2017

Automated edgers boost sawmill productivity

Wood-Mizer Titan’s range of automated edgers matches affordability to high processing speeds, maximum output and recovery that give maximum returns

08th August 2017

Sawmillers facing challenging future

South Africa is now officially in recession. Sawmilling is driven primarily by the construction industry, so if the construction sector

07th August 2017

Portugal – land of extensive forests

by Michal Brink Email: michal@cmo.co.za While recently in Portugal, I found myself reminiscing about some of the great sea farers

03rd August 2017

Technology pushing productivity envelopes

The objective of every machine manufacturer is to produce a machine that can lower the operating costs for clients who

27th July 2017

Understanding wood preservation

Wood preservation can be categorised into two types; primary (industrial) and secondary (DIY). Primary wood preservation involves an industrial process

24th July 2017

Colin Dyer… looking back on a distinguished career in forestry research

Prof Colin Dyer is retiring after almost two decades at the helm of the ICFR. Under his leadership the institute

24th July 2017

Celebrating 70 years of forestry research

This year the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) is celebrating 70 years of research work that has contributed enormously

17th July 2017

Invitation to participate in the development of the South African Forestry Assurance Scheme

Invitation to forestry stakeholders to comment on the scope and process of developing the South African Forestry Assurance Scheme Standard,

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