Forestry News

She is Forestry - Webinar - Be the Best You Can Be
1 August, 2022

She is Forestry (SIF) SA invites you to the third Women in Forestry Webinar; sponsored by Forestry South Africa and hosted by the Forest Sector Charter Council in partnership with the Forestry Sector.

read more Tree Farmers Awarded for Excellence
25 July, 2022
NCT Forestry (NCT) announced its Tree Farmers awards at its AGM in July. read more SAFAS Operational Divisions
19 July, 2022
The Sustainable African Forest Assurance Scheme (SAFAS) has four operational divisions. Take a look at what each division offers in this handy infographic. read more University of Pretoria’s Prof Michael Wingfield wins Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award
12 July, 2022
Professor Mike Wingfield, a professor at the University of Pretoria's (UP) Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), is the recipient of the annual Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award for his research into disease-causing fungi. read more EVENT: The use of drones to quantify forest residues post-harvesting: real or realistic?
8 July, 2022
We are happy to announce our next event, Alberto Udali, currently a Ph.D. student at the Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Padua. read more Forestry in Focus Issue Seven released
5 July, 2022
The 2nd quarter of 2022 has passed with the same exuberance as the first, thanks to film shoots, funding proposals, the Forestry Masterplan and FSA's AGM keeping the FSA team incredibly busy. Still there has been a lot to celebrate, as this year FSA turned 20 and to mark this, a special edition of Forestry In Focus was released at FSA's AGM. read more Employees rally to provide flood relief support for deserving organisations
4 July, 2022

With the recent floods in KZN, it's been great to witness some of the amazing work done by selfless organisations. Sappi pays tribute to them and to our own employees who rallied to the call to provide assistance to community members.

read more Ethiopian researchers visit FABI, ICFR and local forestry companies
16 June, 2022
Researchers from the Ethiopian Environment and Forestry Research Institute (EEFRI), Dr Agena Tanga, Kumela Regasa and Weldesenbet Beze, visited FABI, the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) and different nursery, plantation and processing sites in South Africa over a two-week period. read more Talking Timber Series Webinar - Treatment & Preservation of Engineered Wood
14 June, 2022
Sponsored by the South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA), this webinar will address some of the challenges faced in South Africa around the treatment and preservation of engineered wood products. read more SAFAS - PEFC Forest Management Certification Course
13 June, 2022
PEFC forest management certification course for PEFC auditors and forest managers read more