Sappi Southern Africa has concluded a milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading, a NERSA-licensed
Invasive American bramble is a thorn in the side of foresters, farmers and land managers across large swaths of South
How engineered wood can decarbonise the South African built environment …by Roy Southey, Executive Director, Sawmilling South Africa Our planet
A ground-breaking study undertaken in the KZN midlands shows that pesticides commonly used in South African plantation forests pose low
Professor Mary Scholes is heading up a research initiative on climate change and plantation sustainability at Wits University, supported by
Cypress canker is killing exotic cypress trees in South Africa and poses a serious threat to native cedars, setting alarm
Since it was discovered in KwaZulu-Natal in 2017, the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) (Euwallacea fornicates) has spread rapidly into
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concluded between Forestry South Africa and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
FABI and ICFR researchers are collaborating in an innovative project to develop a system to monitor the impact of the
From data collection on the health of trees to monitoring plantation, road and river crossing conditions on the ground or
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West is testing the use of untreated, environment friendly poles in its vineyards. The untreated
Research by a structural engineer finds that construction of multi-story timber buildings would be financially feasible in South Africa, but
A small nursery of 12 newly planted Eucalyptus trees near the Department of Forest and Wood Sciences at Stellenbosch University
A University of Sherbrooke research team specialising in aerial robotics has developed a self-powered, drone-mounted tool that is able to
Dr Andrew Morris, who retired from his post as CEO of the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) at the
Five South African universities have partnered with local and international stakeholders to introduce cutting edge, climate-smart forestry and entrepreneurship to
Three South African researchers have made it to the global shortlist of the Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Awards.
The development of an Analytical Laboratory Service (ALS) Platform at the ICFR has led to a resurgence of laboratory-based forestry
PRETORIA – Forestry company York Timbers, the largest solid wood processor in South Africa, has signed a funding agreement with
The deadline for entries in the local leg of the Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award is Monday 24th August.
Wood and fibre scientist Qilang Fu and his team at Scion Research have created a transparent wood film that is
The South African government has launched a R37.5 million biorefinery facility designed to develop technologies for extracting maximum value from
