Forestry News

Focus on the GMAC (E. grandis X E. macarthurii)
14 June, 2019
When looking at the history of forestry in South Africa there has been vast improvements, constant changes and shifts in requirements. This has led to growers adapting, planting new species and thinking differently about forestry in general. read more Safety Handbook 2nd Ed - Safety First Association
11 June, 2019
Occupational Health and Safety for South African Industry and all other workplaces. For all who have the saftey of workers at heart. read more That was LIGNA 2019!
11 June, 2019
Drawing 1,500 exhibitors from 50 nations and more than 90,000 attendees from 100 nations, LIGNA.19 more than lived up to its own high standards. As the world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing plant, machinery and tools read more FSA Annual Report 2018
7 June, 2019
Forestry South Africa Annual Report 2018. The excitement of the political changes we witnessed at the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 were dampened a little, as the extent of the damage which had been done to society and the economy by the previous administration... read more Subsidised short course on Cost and Management Accounting / Contractor Budgeting
4 June, 2019
It gives us pleasure to announce short courses for our forestry industry stakeholders. The course is subsidized by SAFCA as part of the 30-year celebration... read more TIPWG Newsletter May 2019
4 June, 2019
Sitting writing yet another "Note from the Chairperson" brings home the reality of how quickly time is flying by as we are well into the second quarter of 2019. It must be true that as one gets older time goes quicker, or is it just me? read more Legal Challenge with regards to Existing Lawful Water Use
29 May, 2019
Communication from Executive Director, Mr Michael Peter, concerning the legal challenge with regards to the existing lawful water use, together with the prior exchange of emails between John Scotcher and the FSC. read more South African forestry research claims fame in the international Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award
22 May, 2019
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) announced three global winners of the 2018-2019 Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award. Among them was Martin Wierzbicki, an MSc graduate from University of Pretoria (UP) read more Requests for verification of stream flow reduction activities as "existing lawful water uses" in terms of section 35 of the National Water Act, 1998
22 May, 2019
It has been drawn to FSA's attention that some of our members have received notices in terms of section 35(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Water Act) from the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) requesting them to apply for verification of their claim... read more Forest Sector Innovation Fund: Call of Funding Applications
21 May, 2019
FSA hereby invites interested parties to submit an Application for Project Funding to the FSA SIF funding by 12 June 2019. read more