The Durban Chemicals Cluster (DCC) Accelerator invites SMEs in the chemical sector to apply to join the programme by 30 September 2023. It provides access to the funder, eThekwini Municipality, and participating SMEs could unlock…
Legislation requires South Africa’s forestry and sawmill companies to report GHG emissions and carbon sequestration. However, sawmills and other carbon tax-paying processors can’t offset emissions against the carbon stored in their products unless they own…
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…
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…
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…
