Land claims have a significant impact on the forestry industry and cause a number of different issues, debates and outcomes.
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
Cedara's community Eco-Coffins Project creatively tackles unemployment, invasive alien species, water scarcity and exorbitant funeral costs in South Africa...
Biggest community forestry project creates 600 jobs in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Forestry is catching on in the Umzimkulu district of southern KwaZulu-Natal, with another community forestry project about to kick off.
The Mabandla community of southern KwaZulu-Natal, one of the pioneers of community-owned forestry in South Africa, is taking their timber
Breaking down the barriers to small and medium-scale certification...
James Ballantyne of Rural Forest Development explains how a honey bee pilot project was set up at the Zintwala community
The contribution of small growers to the forestry industry is often under-estimated. Most of them have small patches of commercial
Mondi Zimele provides crucial business support for a community contracting business ... Members of the kwaZiqongwana Community Trust, Mkhwetha Trading,
Some 19000 ha of state forest situated on either side of Lake Sibaya in northern KwaZulu-Natal is set to be
The announcement by government a few years ago that it was targeting 100 000 ha of new afforestation in the
Nanina Japhet 'NJ' Madonsela is the winner of the NCT top tree farmer award for farmers operating on communal land.
The Umgano project is a shining example of how commercial forestry can provide a launch pad for sustainable development, setting
A number of exciting new community forestry projects are taking shape in the 'Transkei' region of the Eastern Cape after
Sihle 'Brian' Msweli from Richards Bay area was named NCT's top tree farmer in the category of farms managed on
Effective teamwork between Sappi, the IDC and an emerging timber grower contributes to the success of a forestry project that
"Today I am here to keep the promise to the St Paul, Mkwanazi, Vierkant, Qolombane, Ngujini, Qelane and Gqogqora communities
Community representatives, traditional leaders and councillors from the Elundini area in the Eastern Cape attended field days at the Mabandla
A community of former farm labour tenants who have acquired ownership of a timber, sugar and game farm in the
An exciting new black empowered procurement company is sourcing timber from thousands of woodlot growers in Zululand and supplying fibre
