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27th March 2025

Biological control of insect pests book

Prof Brett Hurley of FABI reports that the book 'Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests' has hit the

17th March 2025

14th Annual Wood Conference inspired local built environment professionals

The Kuratle Group's 14th annual Wood Conference, held on 25 February 2025 at the CTICC in Cape Town, convened a

05th March 2025

The role of private landowners in conserving South Africa's wetlands

By Hlengiwe Msibi, Forestry South Africa's Environmental Management Committee Chair Through active environmental land stewardship, forestry companies play a significant

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

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,

22nd November 2024

South Africa's forestry industry advances the UN’s SDGs

By Dr Ronald Heath, Forestry South Africa's Director of Research and Protection COP16 is underway in Colombia, with land use

21st October 2024

On a mission to protect and conserve South Africa’s medicinal plants

Indigenous trees, their stems partially or entirely stripped of their bark and left to die in Cape Town's Newlands Forest and areas like the upper reaches of the iconic Kirstenbosch Garden, is a sad sight that greets walkers and hikers all too often.

20th October 2024

Scovia Akello wins the She Is Forestry Postgrad Award

Stellenbosch University's Department of Forestry and Wood Science's Scovia Akello, a PhD student supervised by Prof Brand Wessels since 2021, won the 2024 She is Forestry Postgraduate Award.

09th October 2024

Vergelegen plants trees for tomorrow

Vergelegen Wine Estate, a Western Cape heritage site in Somerset West, is renowned for multiple sustainability initiatives, and during Arbor Week, staff from all divisions, from pastry chefs to vineyard workers, gathered to plant 200 trees.

31st May 2024

STIHL supports rhino dehorning project

There has been an alarming surge in rhino poaching, particularly within the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park (HiP), forcing Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife,

16th May 2024

Search for biocontrol of invasive American bramble intensifies

Invasive American bramble is a thorn in the side of foresters, farmers and land managers across large swaths of South

19th April 2024

Responsible forestry - the antidote to plastic

While life without plastic might be hard to imagine, there is a renewable, recyclable and sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

18th April 2024

Baboon business like a hornet’s nest

Baboons vs forestry is a highly controversial topic that can be likened to a hornet’s nest. It’s best left alone,

28th March 2024

Finding biodiversity in timber plantations

Finding a balance between wood fibre production while conserving biodiversity and minimising environmental impacts is the big challenge facing the

22nd January 2024

Water security in the cross-hairs

The Sappi/WWF Water Stewardship Partnership is making a difference in the uMkhomazi catchment, a strategic water resource area serving a

10th January 2024

Can Safcol save Pietermaritzburg’s plantations?

The forests that surround Pietermaritzburg should be – could be – one of the city’s finest assets. If well managed

25th October 2023

Natural forests combat non-native tree invasions

A new study, published recently in Nature, has found that the native biodiversity of natural forests largely buffers the severity

12th September 2023

Monitoring & reporting emissions empowers growers

Plantation owners in South Africa with more than 100 ha of trees in the ground are required to report their

12th September 2023

Alien invasive species a massive threat to biodiversity

The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new

19th July 2023

Measuring the forest sector’s sustainability progress

The International Council of Forest & Paper Association’s (ICFPA) latest Sustainability Progress Report demonstrates progress in seven key areas of

30th June 2023

Red flag over deteriorating health of forest soils

Planting the same tree species over successive rotations carries a high risk of deteriorating soil health, say FABI researchers …

31st May 2023

Focusing on forestry’s role in greening the economy

‘The value of forestry in a greening economy’ is the theme of the Focus on Forestry Conference & Expo taking

25th May 2023

Help protect natural forest & save the Cape Parrot

World Parrot Day, celebrated on 31 May 2023, puts the spotlight on the critically endangered Cape Parrot, colourful resident of

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