The International Day of Forests is scheduled for 21 March, and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests has chosen Forests and Water
By Lize Joubert-van der Merwe This is the first of a series of articles sharing key findings of on-going research
Life in Syntropy is a new short film made specially to be presented at COP21 in Paris. The film tells
By Coen Nienaber and Michal Brink The constitutional and legislative definitions of ‘environment’ include cultural and heritage resources. But as
Every year Greenpop, a tree-planting and social development organisation, activates a reforestation festival in the ancient Platbos Forest in the
by Samora Chapman Trees are more resilient than concrete. They can live for thousands of years, while civilizations are built
Certification growing in Africa The perception that natural resources in Africa are being stripped and consumed wholesale by developed economies
PhD Plant Pathology student Johan van der Linde of FABI has been searching for clues to explain the die-off of
David Wiles and Drew Bristow are the founders of a group of tree enthusiasts aiming to explore, conserve and document
This interactive story map takes readers on a visual journey to 11 of the world’s most 'at risk' forests, from
This film shows the challenges faced by a community of small-scale plantation owners in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, as they look
The world's forests must be recognized as "more than trees", the XIV World Forestry Congress meeting in Durban, South Africa,
The world's forestry community got down to the serious work of plotting a sustainable future for people and trees yesterday
Day One of the long-awaited World Forestry Congress kicked off at Durban’s International Convention Centre with an impressive march-past by
Reduced ‘Early Bird’ registration fees available for XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban in September have just been extended until
The role that plantation forestry can play in sustainable development in the face of mounting pressure on the world’s natural
Soil is a complex growth media comprised of many chemical, physical and biological processes which integrate to provide trees with
World Environment Day takes place on June 5 2014 and our forests are depleting at an alarming rate. There is
Breaking down the barriers to small and medium-scale certification...
A critical look at forest certification systems and their impacts on the world's forests...
The world's natural forests are in trouble, and with demand for global wood supply set to triple by 2050, the troubles are only just beginning.
Analysis of weather trends in the forestry areas of South Africa shows that warmer temperatures and more erratic rainfall patterns are already a reality.
Neels de Ronde tackles the controversy raging over the recent call to remove plantations from the Western Cape by suggesting that there is room for fynbos AND pine...
Mondi is introducing a new approach to wetland management that could serve as a model for other corporate landowners, and have significant impacts on other operational areas, including safety.
