Farmers and loggers in Nambuangongo, Angola’s Bengo province, are clearing 800 hectares of forest yearly. Between 2000 and 2020, tree cover declined by 12%, according to Global Forest Watch, and a quarter of that loss…
Terragrn has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mpumalanga’s Manala Mgibe Community Property Association (CPA), representing the Manala Mgibe community and Traditional Council to transform about 200,000ha of unused land in Mpumalanga into a $2bn…
Blaming indiscriminate harvesting of public and private forests, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has revoked all timber export licenses and permits, effectively banning exports of timber from the East African country. Read the full story…
Sappi Southern Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) announced the launch of the Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability headed by Prof Mary Scholes. The intervention will advance the capacity to…
Bruce Breedt, the chief executive of the South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA), reports that the organisation has delayed South African regulations that falsely label CCA a banned substance and that trade in the wood…
When Umvoni Solutions, a well-established timber harvesting contractor in the Mpumalanga Lowveld wanted to speed up infield bunching and presentation of felled timber, they opted for two nimble Bell Skoggers with grabs and fitted with…
Forestry South Africa (FSA’s) Grower Development Programme has grown from assisting small-scale growers in company-affiliated schemes to securing funding and support for all new entrants, including those coming into the sector through land reform initiatives.…
Ponsse’s southern African distributor and service partner, MTS in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, recently delivered two brand new Ponsse Elephant King forwarders to a customer for clearfell operations. Chris Odendaal, the owner of MTS, says the Ponsse’s…
USNR occupied three stands at Ligna 2023 in Germany’s trade fair city, Hanover. The company showcased its: Advanced technology solutions for lumber production Blades, knives, tooling and automated sharpening and levelling systems Engineered wood products…
Engineers at Leuco, a global woodworking tooling manufacturer, have found inspiration in nature and integrated the Fibonacci principle into their cutting-edge tools. The Fibonacci principle is based on the Fibonacci sequence, where each number is…
