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06th September 2015

WFC 2015 kicks off

Chris Chapman, SA Forestry Editor reports … The World Forestry Congress is all set to kick off at Durban’s International

26th August 2015

Countdown to the XIV World Forestry Congress

In just 12 days the XIV World Forestry Congress (XIV WFC) will be taking place for the first time on African soil. From 7-11 September 2015, Durban will be hosting game-changing dialogues critical for a sustainable future and you can get a glimpse of the vast programme, speakers and sub-themes right here!

20th July 2015

Pests & Diseases in South African Forestry 2015/16

The SA Forestry team has produced a wall poster with details of all the major Pests and Diseases threatening commercial plantations in South Africa, in collaboration with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of the University of Pretoria.

13th July 2015

Forests, people and sustainable development

An investment in forestry is an investment in people AND in sustainable development. This is the central theme of the World Forestry Congress, coming to Durban in September...

19th June 2015

Register for XIV World Forestry Congress

Reduced ‘Early Bird’ registration fees available for XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban in September have just been extended until

29th May 2015

Nutrition intervention improves health, productivity and morale of forestry workers 

Study shows that a daily food supplement boosts the health, wellbeing and morale of Cape Pine forestry workers - and improves productivity...

25th May 2015

Eco-coffins create jobs in KZN

Cedara's community Eco-Coffins Project creatively tackles unemployment, invasive alien species, water scarcity and exorbitant funeral costs in South Africa...

11th May 2015

40 rugged kays through the Karkloof valley

From heaven to hell and back. CHRIS CHAPMAN reports from ground zero at the 2015 Sappi Karkloof Classic MTB festival...

28th April 2015

Greenpop Festival in Zambia

In just four years South African NGO, Greenpop, have planted 50113 trees in 365 locations and this year are inviting everyone this join their annual "treevolution" in Zambia.

20th April 2015

Wooden Street Art in Jo'burg

A street artist by the name 'r1' has used recycled wood to create a beautiful mural in Maboneng, Johannesburg, proving

14th April 2015

Rust diseases have foresters worried

South African foresters haven’t had to deal with rusts before – now they have two to deal with.

13th April 2015

Innovation in steep slope harvesting

Steep slope harvesting innovations on show. Harvesting operations in steeper terrain have seen exponential growth in the last few years.

20th March 2015

Community forestry project generates jobs in rural KZN

Biggest community forestry project creates 600 jobs in rural KwaZulu-Natal

20th March 2015

Fourth generation PBS vehicles on the road

Timber transporter Timber24 has introduced its new fourth generation PBS timber vehicles – marking a first for the local industry.

18th March 2015

Mechanisation changing the face of forestry

New machines transforming forestry operations in South Africa

12th January 2015

Confidence in the future of forestry

Northern Natal Seedlings is a family-owned business supplying forestry and vegetable seedlings to farmers and market gardeners across the country.

12th January 2015

Using moist Eucalyptus for structural timber

An innovative Tzaneen entrepreneur has developed a method of using moist Eucalyptus timber to produce structural timber at competitive prices.

12th January 2015

Agri-boffins have their roots in timber

Driving around the rural towns of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and even into the Eastern Cape, you are likely see the TWK

30th November 2014

Backbone of the southern Cape rural economy

In the forest industry the smaller players are often overlooked, while the larger enterprises tend to get most of the

30th November 2014

Mpumalanga-based contractor mechanises with Bell and John Deere

A Mpumalanga based timber harvesting contractor, with a healthy appreciation for the numbers involved, has gone full circle from manual

30th November 2014

NCT acknowledges Top Tree Farmers for 2014

Two family-owned and run farms have taken top honours in the 2014 NCT Tree Farmer of the Year Awards. NCT’s

30th November 2014

The role of New Generation Plantations in sustainable development

The role that plantation forestry can play in sustainable development in the face of mounting pressure on the world’s natural

18th November 2014

KISS planting regime for pine sawlogs production

With the traditional spacing for pine sawlog production, trees situated next to the roads are usually thicker (have more volume)

15th November 2014

Loggers, loaders and skidders do the hard work for Rance Timbers

A unique company mantra of “hard on standards, soft on people” has seen a privately owned Eastern Cape-based forestry and

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