Is Timber Truly Sustainable?
Join two of South Africa’s foremost experts, Dr David Everard, Chairperson of the Sustainable African Forestry Assurance Scheme, and Professor Ben du Toit, Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University, for an informative discussion on the sustainability and renewability of timber.Date:
Date: 12 March 2026
Time: 13:00-14:30
This webinar will explore the topic from both a local and systemic perspective, critically examining whether South African plantation forests can be considered truly sustainable and how climate change may influence forestry’s long-term viability. The discussion will then extend into the built environment, unpacking what sustainability means in practice and how timber can help reduce environmental impact across the construction value chain.
You won’t want to miss this.
The webinar will be recorded and added to our YouTube playlist.
This webinar was made possible through the support of Sawmilling South Africa, the University of Pretoria’s York Timbers Chair in Wood Structural Engineering, Stellenbosch University and thewoodapp.com, in partnership with Earthworld Architects, and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.
CPD
- For webinars before June 2025, participants can use the information provided in the attached document to retrieve their CPD certificates. For the November 2025 CPD certificates, participants should email cpd@pia.co.za.
- For this webinar, we are in the process of applying for both ECSA and SACAP CPD points.
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