The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) commissioned IPSOS to conduct one of the world’s most extensive consumer studies, surveying 26,800 consumers across 33 countries. The FSC survey provides new insights into consumers’ concerns, who they trust,…
The choice of harvester carrier is determined by the application terrain, conditions, tree size and attachments required to do the job efficiently. The more challenging the application, the more robust the combination should be. John…
She Is Forestry SA, the non-profit South African forestry organisation promoting and uplifting women across the forest and forest products sector, launched the first four of a series of inspiring videos highlighting career opportunities in…
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…
