13th September 2022

STIHL SA celebrates 25 years

Representatives from STIHL SA and the global STIHL Group recently celebrated over 25 years of the brand’s presence in South

09th September 2022

Joy as pepper-bark trees come back from the brink

Forestry South Africa (FSA) has distributed rare and endangered pepper-bark trees (Warburgia salutaris) grown by the Warburgia Programme to schools,

05th September 2022

Putting certification within reach of small-scale growers

Free certification for small-scale growers operating on communal land – this is the goal of the Sustainable African Forest Assurance

11th August 2022

Mozambique Timber Farming seeking a General Manager

Mozambique Timber Farming, which has established a pioneering plantation forestry business in Mozambique, is seeking the services of a General

10th August 2022

Transforming Sappi’s supply chain, building thriving communities

The story of Mhlekazi Forestry, which has secured a five-year contract to do silviculture and fire fighting work for Sappi

27th July 2022

NCT field day provides foresters with valuable insights

NCT Forestry held a highly successful field day at their Enon forestry farm near Richmond in the KZN midlands recently.

20th July 2022

E Cape State plantations handed over to local communities

By Justin Nyakudanga The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Hon Ms. Makhotso Sotyu (MP) handed over

13th July 2022

Keeping a wet-deck hydrated after a megafire

by Roger Parsons and Ritchie MorrisA devasting fire started on 7th June 2017 and swept through Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg

28th June 2022

Preparing for the next mega fire

‘Preparing for the next Mega Fire’ is the theme of the 13th Fire Management Symposium, scheduled to be held at

28th June 2022

Mulcher stops southern Cape wildfire

Quick thinking and quick action by an MTO forester and a mulching contractor stopped the spread of a wildfire that

27th June 2022

FSA secures R18 m funding for forest protection

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concluded between Forestry South Africa and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

24th June 2022

Respect your chainsaw – top 6 chainsaw safety tips

Chainsaw-related deaths are rare, but they do happen. Injuries, however, are a little more frequent and that’s why Mark Odell,

20th June 2022

Wattle growers share experiences

Foresters from NTE and NCT hosted a field day for an enthusiastic group of small-scale wattle growers at NCT’s Ahrens

13th June 2022

AfrEquip delivers the first Tigercat H-Series Skidder in Africa

The AfrEquip team has delivered a powerful Tigercat 625H 6-wheel skidder to Merensky Timber’s Weza operation as part of the

31st May 2022

Using drone & satellite to track pest damage

FABI and ICFR researchers are collaborating in an innovative project to develop a system to monitor the impact of the

20th May 2022

Pursuing opportunities in a struggling economy – Notes from FSA’s 20th AGM

Forestry South Africa held its 20th Annual General Meeting in the KZN midlands recently, hosting a ‘live’ event attended by

16th May 2022

Municipal plantation in safe hands

While a number of municipal plantations around KZN appear to be falling into disrepair under inexperienced and inefficient management, the

20th April 2022

New protected trees in SA

Four new species have been added to the list of trees that are protected under the National Forests Act in

14th April 2022

NMU’s top students in Forestry, Wood Technology & Veld Fire Management

A special awards ceremony was held on April 7 at the Nelson Mandela University George campus to recognise the top

31st March 2022

Faltering rail service undermines competitiveness of the forest sector

A logistical nightmare is busy unfolding for forestry and downstream industries in South Africa as the freight rail service that

29th March 2022

Massive potential for drones in forestry

From data collection on the health of trees to monitoring plantation, road and river crossing conditions on the ground or

28th February 2022

Forestry events back in the real world

Popular forestry and wood processing events are slowly coming back out of the woodwork into the real world after a

23rd February 2022

Agroforestry the sustainable way at Chevy Chase

An agroforestry approach is providing a rural Eastern Cape community with a chance to develop and farm their land more

16th February 2022

Massive mangrove restoration project launched in Mozambique

Around 100 million mangrove trees to be planted; total project area 185,000 ha; 200,000 tons of CO2 to be offset

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