Left to right: FSA Executive Director Michael Peter, keynote speaker Rudi Dicks and FSA’s Research & Forest Protection Director Ronald Heath.
By Chris Chapman
The 23rd Forestry South Africa AGM provided fascinating insights into how the public and private sectors are chipping away at the structural reforms and investments required to spark an exciting phase of growth and development in forestry and other key economic sectors.
Keynote speaker Rudi Dicks, who is head of projects in the Office of the President and leads Operation Vulindlela, has played a key role behind the scenes in driving these reforms. His presentation provided a welcome dose of optimism that was echoed by other speakers at the AGM.
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