07th March 2016

The future of wood structures

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in Prince George – the heart of Canada's forestry region – is the

25th February 2016

A glimpse into future possibilities for steep slope logging …

Adapted from an article by Paul Iarocci, Between the Branches Eric Krume is the owner of Krume Logging & Excavation

08th February 2016

International Day of Forests – Forests and Water

The International Day of Forests is scheduled for 21 March, and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests has chosen Forests and Water

20th January 2016

How Agroforestry could save our planet

Life in Syntropy is a new short film made specially to be presented at COP21 in Paris. The film tells

16th October 2015

Illegal logging and forest conformance systems

Illegal logging continues to have a devastating impact on some of the world’s most valuable forests, with serious environmental, social

01st October 2015

Forests most at risk of deforestation

This interactive story map takes readers on a visual journey to 11 of the world’s most 'at risk' forests, from

29th September 2015

THINK FORESTS

These three short films show why forests are vital to sustainable development, people's livelihoods and the planet's well being. The

15th September 2015

More than trees

The world's forests must be recognized as "more than trees", the XIV World Forestry Congress meeting in Durban, South Africa,

09th September 2015

WFC day two: Conservation, sustainability and job creation

The world's forestry community got down to the serious work of plotting a sustainable future for people and trees yesterday

08th September 2015

Stop deforestation before it’s too late

Day One of the long-awaited World Forestry Congress kicked off at Durban’s International Convention Centre with an impressive march-past by

06th September 2015

WFC 2015 kicks off

Chris Chapman, SA Forestry Editor reports … The World Forestry Congress is all set to kick off at Durban’s International

13th July 2015

Forests, people and sustainable development

An investment in forestry is an investment in people AND in sustainable development. This is the central theme of the World Forestry Congress, coming to Durban in September...

19th June 2015

Register for XIV World Forestry Congress

Reduced ‘Early Bird’ registration fees available for XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban in September have just been extended until

15th November 2014

The temperate forests of northeast China

Most parts of the northeast and northern regions in China belong to the temperate forest zone. In the case of

02nd June 2014

Forests Of The World

World Environment Day takes place on June 5 2014 and our forests are depleting at an alarming rate. There is

14th December 2013

Forestry in Costa Rica

Costa Rica, a country smaller than the Free State in South Africa, was inhabited by an estimated 400 000 Indians

08th November 2013

Rare forests and apes on the island of Borneo

ForestsBorneo, the third largest island in the world, is situated between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It was once covered with

13th September 2013

A new approach to commercial forestry

Agroforestry is an old term used for a variety of agriculture and forestry land use systems. By definition 'agroforestry' means

13th September 2013

Sweden: home of Elmia and cut-to-length harvesting systems

With Elmia Wood having taken place in early June again this year, I thought it appropriate to select Sweden as

05th November 2012

Forestry practices in the land of Latvia

The history of Latvia began when the area was settled after the end of the last glacial period, around 9000

31st August 2012

Forestry practices in China

China is the third largest country in the World, just behind Russia and Canada. The population of China is over

25th April 2012

Forestry practices in exotic Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is located in the south-eastern part of continental Asia, bordered by Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.

27th February 2012

The south-east Asian rainforest

The south-east Asian rainforest is the oldest, consistent rainforest on Earth, dating back to the Pleistocene period some 70 million

15th December 2011

Meet the author of Forestry around the world

Insights and observations from the diary of South African forestry consultant Michal Brink, who travels the world on forestry business.

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