By Roberto Vargas, 3D Laser Mapping As global temperatures rise, wildfires are becoming more common and intense. South Africa is
By Theo Stehle The disastrous June 2017 Garden Route fires sounded a wake-up call to farmers and land managers in
As the dust settles after the disastrous June fires in the Garden Route, the question is, where to now? This
By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com 'If you're not here for profit or for fun, what the hell are you doing here?'
Following a recent meeting with the forestry and sawmilling stakeholders in the fire-ravaged Southern and Eastern Cape areas, Forestry South
(With apology to ‘The Great Fire of 1869’) by Theo Stehle On the fateful day of 7th June 2017 a
The forester‘s words when a fire call wakes him at midnight are unprintable, but there is a vocabulary that accurately
Focus on Forestry 2017 The keenly anticipated Focus on Forestry conference held at Cedara in the KZN midlands in April
Safire Insurance Company Limited was started in April 1987 by a group of timber growers who decided to manage their
Keep it small and simple (KISS) fire protection model to prevent runaway fires... By Michael Olivier I can remember during
By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com The first frame of a cartoon from some years back depicts a thin little fellow, dressed
Forests are found in areas that receive annual rainfall ranging between 525 mm and 1220 mm. But if you look
So you had a fire – five years ago which is thankfully a distant memory, or is it? The legal
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana launched the National Veld and Forest Fire Working Group recently to mark the
On Sunday 29 May, 281 firefighters from Working On Fire (WOF) arrived in Canada to help battle a raging wildfire
An innovative project to train people in safe and sustainable bee-keeping in northern Zululand addresses the twin challenges of creating
By Ben Potgieter, fire risk consultant and trainer Reducing the fuel load is the most cost effective method for preventing
by Joey Lascelles Lowveld-based Imvelo Forests is testing new technology using a robot, developed by Insight Robotics, for early fire
One of the highly significant outcomes of research – observed by myself and others at national and international level –
In the world of forestry, the worst thing a forester can experience is to find that the plantation under his
Safety tips from Husqvarna's national training manager, Roger Jackson...
Members of the uMshwathi FPA turned out in force to attend the annual general meeting held at the Dalton Farmer's
The Seventh Fire Management Symposium organised by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the SA Institute of Forestry was held in
A high level of co-operation between different landowners and government fire-fighting agencies is the key to preventing devastating wildfires, such
