The National Forests Act of 1998 protects all natural forests, and no forest trees may be cut without a license. This Act also states that forests may not be destroyed, save in exceptional circumstances...
Russia has about 750 million ha of forest – over 20% of the world's total. Some 20% of the Russian
The Mt Gilboa Nature Reserve, situated in Mondi Shanduka's Mount Gilboa forestry estate in Karkloof, was proclaimed under the National
Alpine Logging has been supplying innovative solutions for steep terrain harvesting to the local market for the past ten years.
Steve Glutz and Horst Hellberg have established a new company, Enviro Mulch, which aims to offer mulching and biomass harvesting
Forestry harvesting practices go hand in hand with various site and tree growing conditions. In southern Mpumalanga, these conditions are
The indigenous forests of the Garden Route form the largest forest complex in South Africa...
Community representatives, traditional leaders and councillors from the Elundini area in the Eastern Cape attended field days at the Mabandla
A community of former farm labour tenants who have acquired ownership of a timber, sugar and game farm in the
One of the most versatile natural commodities used by man for thousands of years is wood. He increasingly found the
When fire spreads from one property to another, who is liable for the damages that result? Safire Insurance Company Limited's
Hilton College, one of South Africa's leading private schools, is best known for its academic excellence, holistic education, and the
'Kerf' is the thickness of the cut a saw blade makes as it passes through wood fibre when lumber is
The migration of timber from rail to road over the past five years is a symptom of rising freight tariffs,
For many years the buffer width, ie. the unplanted open space between a plantation and natural forest, has been the subject of a controversial debate between plantation managers and conservationists...
An exciting new black empowered procurement company is sourcing timber from thousands of woodlot growers in Zululand and supplying fibre
Philip Mathaba, a self-taught forester based in Kwambonambi, Richards Bay, won the NCT Tree Farmer of the Year award in
A runaway fire that destroyed several hundred hectares of plantations and extensive grazing on a land restitution farm near Babanango
Holding nurseries are basic structures designed to hold seedling trays on site so planting contractors or farmers can draw from
The wattle bark production seasons could be extended into the winter months if trials with mechanised debarking prove successful. The
Perching on the high hills of north eastern corner of India at the foothills of the great Himalayas, Mizoram State
With a secure supply of roundwood, the Hamann brothers are quietly building an integrated timber business in southern KZN and
Almost 20 years ago, I was invited to write a 'news and views' paper for the South African Journal of
Elegant Line is a striking example of a sawmill that has come through a restart and clawed its way back
