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

20th September 2014

Comparing community forestry in South Africa and Tanzania

Community-owned forestry as the basis for conservation and development: Village Forest Reserves in southeastern Tanzania. by Jeanette Clark [Forests Consultant

17th September 2014

Forestry with heart

As you cross the border from South Africa into Swaziland, there is a subtle shift in the atmosphere that is

29th July 2014

Sustainability research at Usutu Forests – Swaziland

In the following pages, I record the main events and, of course, results of Usutu’s world famous research into long-term

23rd July 2014

Sustainable use of Miombo woodlands

When is the use of fuel wood and poles from Miombo woodland sustainable – when we move people out to protect the woodlands, or when we apply simple silvicultural practices to sustain resource use for rural livelihoods?

06th May 2013

Forestry in unique Southern Sudan

Southern Sudan is better known for its 22-year civil war and its oil resources in the north of the country.

29th April 2013

Chikweti Forests taking off in Mozambique

Chikweti forests is funded by the Global Solidarity Forest Fund (GSFF), a Swedish based investment fund focused on the forestry

02nd March 2013

Important role of forestry in Ghana

Situated along the Gulf of Guinea, the West African country of Ghana has a total forest area of approximately 5

26th June 2012

Pioneering forestry in northern Mozambique

The hub of forestry in Mozambique is on the Lichinga Plateau situated in the north-western corner of Mozambique close to

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