Visit our FacebookVisit our InstagramVisit our YouTube channel
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 October 2014

Landscape approach to forest conservation

With reference to the article ‘Does natural forest size really matter’, published in the February 2013 issue of SA forestry magazine, written by Dr. Coert J. Geldenhuys, Dr Geldenhuys makes both direct, and indirect reference to my PhD thesis (Berliner 2009): a systematic plan for the forest biome of South Africa. The discussion below refers both directly and indirectly to these references...

20th September 2014

New wattle rust disease spreading rapidly

New pests and diseases in the spotlight at NCT Midlands field day Izette Greyling of the TPCP inspecting the rust

20th September 2014

Sihleza Community ready to plant trees

Forestry is catching on in the Umzimkulu district of southern KwaZulu-Natal, with another community forestry project about to kick off.

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

20th September 2014

Umgano Sawmill taking shape

The Mabandla community of southern KwaZulu-Natal, one of the pioneers of community-owned forestry in South Africa, is taking their timber

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

07th August 2014

Simple, versatile, effective!

The GMT035 is a Felling Grapple that can cut standing trees up to 350mm in diameter. It requires no electronics

07th August 2014

‘Chain Shot’ safety tips for mechanised harvesting

Chain shot typically originates near the drive end of the cutting system, but can also originate from the guide bar tip area. In either case, it poses the same risk of serious injury or death to the machine operator, ground personnel and bystanders.

07th August 2014

CMO expands its services in Forestry

The College for Machine Operators, better known in the forestry industry as ‘CMO’, has been restructured and expanded to provide

07th August 2014

Managing our soils for sustainable production

Soil is a complex growth media comprised of many chemical, physical and biological processes which integrate to provide trees with

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?

11th July 2014

Cape timber supplies on a short fuse

Time is running out for the government to find a way to implement a Cabinet decision taken six years ago

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

12th May 2014

Certification of Small Growers

Breaking down the barriers to small and medium-scale certification...

12th May 2014

How effective is forest certification?

A critical look at forest certification systems and their impacts on the world's forests...

30th March 2014

New loaders boost Merensky’s log handling capacity

Merensky has modernised and streamlined log handling capacity at three sawmills by replacing old machinery with versatile Bell L2106E Front

30th March 2014

Furniture factory utilises unwanted timber to create jobs

The Garden Route National Park boasts a furniture factory with a difference. Unmarketable gum trees left in clearfelled State plantations

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

14th December 2013

Slow decline of indigenous timber industry

Southern Cape indigenous timber industry – are we witnessing the end of an era? by Theo Stehle / Email: stehletheo@gmail.com

14th December 2013

Skidder operations under the microscope

Cable and grapple skidder travel speeds, wander rations and productivity estimates in South African Softwood sawtimber extraction operations

14th December 2013

How much fibre is left in-field after harvesting?

Fibre losses from harvesting are a mystery no longer for South African softwood clearfell systems. A study published by Ackerman and Pulkki (2012) has examined the issue with startling results

14th December 2013

Maximising synergy between harvesting and re-establishment

Harvesting and silviculture synergy to improve the South African forest industry value chain

343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475

Sector Organisations

error: Content is protected !!
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram