Kurt Paul’s sons, Ruan and Christian, are the fourth generation following the family’s farming tradition. Today, 60% of KRC Farming’s activities are planted with pine, 30% for regular crops like maize, and the rest for…
Globalisation is hastening tree pest emergence. Forestry South Africa‘s Timber Industry Pesticide Working Group (TIPWG) is tasked with researching and managing integrated and science-based solutions to protect the country’s valuable plantation resources. WoodBiz Africa presents…
PG Bison‘s WoodChem factory, lying adjacent to its existing particleboard and upgrading facilities and developing MDF plant in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga, is the largest urea formaldehyde (UF) and melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin producer and the only…
Verra, a world leading standards setter for climate action and sustainable development, made public for the first time the updated draft methodology for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). It…
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has released new assessment criteria for carbon credits. The criteria establish clear quality thresholds to inspire greater confidence in the carbon markets and their contributions to…
Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) has expanded the list of tree species that can no longer be exported from the Central African country as raw logs. A complete ban on exports of unprocessed…
Experts at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) say the perception that reducing paper consumption will save the environment is unsubstantiated, misleading, and can have a lasting effect…
Mondi Rotatrim, Mondi’s copy paper brand, and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have partnered with Pick ’n Pay’s School Club and produced an illustrated workbook on the forest value chain for Grade 6 learners. The…
Q&A with Willem Oosthuizen For 29 years, the services of a small South African company are frequently mentioned in fire risk mitigation. WoodBiz Africa interviewed Willem Oosthuizen of Alasia Marketing about the company’s indispensable product,…
The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing its hottest summer in recorded history. In Sub-Sahara Africa, tree growers await extreme summer conditions with the arrival of El Niño. In West Africa, a Ghanaian company, FORM Ghana, is…
