Talking Timber Webinar – Membranes, Moisture and Fire Performance
Talking Timber Webinar – Membranes, Moisture and Fire Performance On Thursday, 6 November 2025, we hosted our final Talking Timber webinar of the year, focusing on Membranes, Moisture and Fire Performance in Timber Construction. This session offered a practical, hands-on guide to the use of membranes in timber buildings — covering moisture control, airtightness, and […]
Sustainability: From Roots To Economic Renewal
Sustainability: From Roots To Economic Renewal Kenya’s Mangrove Restoration Projects are a Blueprint for Successful Sustainability Sustainability is more than a buzzword. It’s the balance between environmental care, social well-being and economic growth, ensuring that progress today doesn’t compromise the future. Around the world, the challenge is to turn this principle into practical results. In […]
Africa’s Voice At The FSC General Assembly 2025: Reflections On Panama
Africa’s Voice At The FSC General Assembly 2025: Reflections On Panama The FSC 2025 General Assembly, held from October 26–31 at the Playa Bonita Hotel in Panama, convened over 700 members, including more than 50 from Africa. Following a week of intense debate and decision-making on motions spanning restoration, remedy, markets, and traceability, members of the […]
MANGROVES: Nature’s Biodiversity Champions Under Threat
MANGROVES: Nature’s Biodiversity Champions Under Threat Highlighting the Importance of Mangroves on World Environmental Health Day On 26th September, World Environmental Health Day reminds us that restoring ecosystems is vital. Mangrove forests play a crucial role in keeping coastal and marine environments healthy and resilient. Yet, despite supporting extraordinary wildlife diversity, these unique ecosystems are […]
Implementing the Remedy Framework – Addressing challenges one step at a time
Implementing the Remedy Framework – Addressing challenges one step at a time The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is paving the way for companies to address past environmental and social harms in their forestry operations through the FSC Remedy Framework. The Remedy Framework is the first of its kind in the forestry sector, opening the door […]
Going beyond the trees: Supporting communities through forestry
Going beyond the trees: Supporting communities through forestry The vital role of both indigenous and planted forests in sustaining people and the planet took centre stage on the 21 March, 2025, the International Day of Forests. This year’s theme focused on forests and food, emphasising their importance in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. Forestry South […]
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 […]
MTO Transforming lives: Nwabisa Mpompo’s journey of growth
MTO Transforming lives: Nwabisa Mpompo’s journey of growth Nwabisa Mpompo’s journey from unemployment to establishing a business and becoming a silviculture contractor has not been easy. It is a journey of overcoming self-doubt, seizing opportunities and gritty determination. Hailing from King Williams Town, financial pressures forced Nwabisa to cut short her studies at Buffalo City […]
The forestry sector offers real careers for girls
The forestry sector offers real careers for girls Nomvelo Nzuza, a Grade 12 student at Phindizwe High School in rural KwaZulu-Natal, is inspired by a video she watched at school about a young woman who overcame home and school challenges to establish her own business in the forestry industry. “Iam really motivated by her journey”, […]
Stellenbosch University’s Eucalyptus research programme gets R20 million boost
Stellenbosch University’s Eucalyptus research programme gets R20 million boost With total funding of nearly R20 million over five years (2024 – 2028), researchers at the Hans Merensky Chair in Advanced Modelling of Eucalypt Growth and Wood Formation (EucXylo) at Stellenbosch University (SU) are well placed to take their work on Eucalyptus to the next level. […]
