EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROVISION OF ENUMERATION,GROWTH & YIELD RESEARCH AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT SERVICES The purpose of this expression of interest (EOI) is to engage company profiles from interested parties who wish to participate…
The high rainfall, cool temperate climate, and well-drained red soils make the Hermannsburg area, with its traditional authority villages, Mbulwane and Ematimolo, ideal for growing Acacia mearnsii (wattle) trees. Two small-scale wattle timber growers are…
Khethezakhe Nkosiniphile Zulu, a small-scale tree farmer and timber transporter, was awarded the prestigious NCT Small-scale Tree Farmer of the Year Award at the organisation’s AGM. He obtained his matric at Nokhalela High School in…
Delft Forestry, a family-owned and run business, won NCT‘s Commercial Tree Farmer of the Year Award. The family’s farms, Delft, Welkom and Lodewykslust Landgoed, cover a total area of 4,600 hectares in the Mkhondo area…
Uganda’s Timber Innovation Centre (TIC) is attempting to showcase timber-based construction to meet the needs for infrastructure development and housing for millions of homeless and young people entering the housing market. In 2018, Lightwood, an initiative…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has released its flagship publication, Forest Futures. This pivotal work leverages current scientific research to assess the state of the world’s forests and explore their potential for profound change. It…
The Great Southern BioBlitz is an opportunity for all Southern Hemisphere countries to record organisms during Spring and showcase our beautiful biodiversity to the world. The Great Southern BioBlitz: 20 – 23 September 2024. Participants in…
BPW has launched a new update to the AirSave piping kit that immediately replaces the previous generation. The primary advantage is using metallic parts and connections instead of the current plastic components. This will provide…
Nearly 60% of the hottest hotspot for concentrations of vulnerable plant species, the Agulhas Plain in the most southerly region of Africa, is threatened by biological invasion. However, the Regenerative Space (R-SPACE) team has been…
In 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through the Southeastern highlands of Zimbabwe, severely damaging 70% of infrastructure, homes and Tilbury Estate, an area covering 10,000 hectares owned by Border Timbers. In June 2023, Border Timbers contracted…
