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Africa celebrates milestone with the first-ever dendrochronology workshop to build resilience against climate change
Africa celebrates milestone with the first-ever dendrochronology workshop to build resilience against climate change Historic milestone: Africa’s first dendrochronology workshop in Ethiopia advances climate resilience and sustainable development through tree-ring science Dendrochronology provides vital data for building resilient ecosystems and addressing climate challenges. The event united over 100 participants from 40 countries, fostering scientific partnerships to tackle environmental issues. A founding board for the African Tree Ring Network (ATRN) was established, ensuring long-term collaboration and research growth. Climate resilience took centre stage as Ethiopia hosted a historic first-ever dendrochronology workshop in Africa, titled “Building Resilience to
New Eucalyptus Clones in the market
New Eucalyptus Clones in the market Clonal hybrids are becoming essential to forestry businesses to enable them to adapt to evolving markets and a changing environment. A changing climate, emergence of new pests and diseases and volatile markets call for tree plantations that are resilient, adaptable to a wide range of climatic conditions, and can serve multiple timber markets. Clonal hybrids combine favourable characteristics of the two parent species and
Wrestling with MRBEAST
Wrestling with MRBEAST We’re wrestling with MrBeast, the world’s most influential YouTube celebrity. It’s not a physical wrestle, although that’s a stunt he’s hinted at offering soon; rather, we’re wrestling with his impact on our kids and our culture and what, if anything, to do about it. If your children watch YouTube for even for a few minutes a day, the chances are they’ve encountered his videos – he has
Cutting the clutter
Cutting the clutter You’re feeling burnt out as you ponder yet another day of hellish juggle. There’s so much on your plate at work that you have no idea how you’ll finish it all, but afterwards you’ll have to hare home to take care of children, housework, and admin before collapsing into bed. Your mind goes into a tangle – then an infuriatingly cheerful “Ping” signals the landing of another
NCT FSC Group Scheme Renewal
NCT FSC Group Scheme Renewal The NCT FSC Forest Management Group entered a new five-year certificate cycle this year. This required a re-assessment audit to be completed by the certification body (CB). NCT has, in the past, used one CB for the FSC Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Certificate and another for the Forest Management Group Scheme certificate. For various reasons this aligned to the same CB for both certificates in recent years.
How To Improve Lumber Sales
How To Improve Lumber Sales Sometimes the simplest actions can lead to sales. One thing I’ve learned over 15+ years in the business of thin kerf sawmilling is that people really like knowing where the wood you’re selling them comes from. The uniqueness of that lumber makes it special. When you can give your customers a story along with the wood you’re selling them, you are doing a lot more
Back to basics focus for KZN wattle growers
Back to basics focus for KZN wattle growers NCT Forestry organised an informative field day in October for its members and farmers in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Midlands region. Terry Wolhuter of Elands Spruit Farm in New Hanover hosted the event. Roger Poole, from NCT, explained that the wattle farming area in KZN has been decreasing over the past decade due to various factors such as land returned to new
Africa celebrates milestone with the first-ever dendrochronology workshop to build resilience against climate change
Africa celebrates milestone with the first-ever dendrochronology workshop to build resilience against climate change Historic milestone: Africa’s first dendrochronology workshop in Ethiopia advances climate resilience and sustainable development through tree-ring science Dendrochronology provides vital data for building resilient ecosystems and addressing climate challenges. The event united over 100 participants from 40 countries, fostering scientific partnerships to tackle environmental issues. A founding board for the African Tree Ring Network (ATRN) was
New Eucalyptus Clones in the market
New Eucalyptus Clones in the market Clonal hybrids are becoming essential to forestry businesses to enable them to adapt to evolving markets and a changing environment. A changing climate, emergence of new pests and diseases and volatile markets call for tree plantations that are resilient, adaptable to a wide range of climatic conditions, and can serve multiple timber markets. Clonal hybrids combine favourable characteristics of the two parent species and
Wrestling with MRBEAST
Wrestling with MRBEAST We’re wrestling with MrBeast, the world’s most influential YouTube celebrity. It’s not a physical wrestle, although that’s a stunt he’s hinted at offering soon; rather, we’re wrestling with his impact on our kids and our culture and what, if anything, to do about it. If your children watch YouTube for even for a few minutes a day, the chances are they’ve encountered his videos – he has
Cutting the clutter
Cutting the clutter You’re feeling burnt out as you ponder yet another day of hellish juggle. There’s so much on your plate at work that you have no idea how you’ll finish it all, but afterwards you’ll have to hare home to take care of children, housework, and admin before collapsing into bed. Your mind goes into a tangle – then an infuriatingly cheerful “Ping” signals the landing of another
NCT FSC Group Scheme Renewal
NCT FSC Group Scheme Renewal The NCT FSC Forest Management Group entered a new five-year certificate cycle this year. This required a re-assessment audit to be completed by the certification body (CB). NCT has, in the past, used one CB for the FSC Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Certificate and another for the Forest Management Group Scheme certificate. For various reasons this aligned to the same CB for both certificates in recent years.
How To Improve Lumber Sales
How To Improve Lumber Sales Sometimes the simplest actions can lead to sales. One thing I’ve learned over 15+ years in the business of thin kerf sawmilling is that people really like knowing where the wood you’re selling them comes from. The uniqueness of that lumber makes it special. When you can give your customers a story along with the wood you’re selling them, you are doing a lot more
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