The latest GDP update from Statistics South Africa shows an impressive rebound in agriculture forestry and fishing industry sector fortunes for the first quarter of 2020...
Paul Makube 1 Jul 2020
The effect of Covid-19 and lockdown on children and youngsters have been a case for debate and study, from lack of access to data or devices for online learning to the mental health issues. It has also stirred many sectors not to "go back to normal" but to "build back better"...
19 Jun 2020
Ahead of the United Nations' International Day of Forests on 21 March, Forestry South Africa research and protection director Dr Ronald Heath talks about how the commercial forestry industry is leading the way in conserving and rehabilitating areas of high biodiversity value. He also challenges people to think differently about plantations...
Dr Ronald Heath 19 Mar 2020
Population growth and attendant human activities are destroying a freshwater ecosystem...
Emmanuel O. Akindele 11 Mar 2020
Indigenous and local communities face threats from biodiversity loss...
Julie Mollins 20 Feb 2020
Apart from presenting an overview of FSA's roles, functions and structures, the new website provides useful information and case studies, while showcasing industry initiatives, such as environmental partnerships, community outreach and forestry-related recreational activities...
29 Jan 2020
Rights recognition crucial to fend off global warming and catastrophic climate change...
Julie Mollins 24 Jan 2020
When smallholder farmers mix trees and shrubs into their lands it increases their revenues by almost $50 per person per year, a study has revealed...
Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020
The World Agroforestry Centre has found that an agroforestry-development programme run by Vi Agroforestry, a Swedish NGO in Kenya, has improved farmers' incomes from agroforestry products, increased access to fuelwood, and raised milk yields for dairy farmers...
13 Jan 2020
FAO is working with countries to coordinate land use approaches across sectors, ensuring integrated management of forests and agriculture so that both food security and forestry objectives are met...
18 Dec 2019
Without care, reforestation projects can damage ecosystems and be useless as carbon stores. Here's how to go about it the right way.
Heather Plumpton 11 Dec 2019
Dr Ronald Heath, research director at Forestry South Africa shares how commercial forests and the land which they share with indigenous woodlands and grasslands, are a playground for many this festive season and lists five things to add to your bucket list ahead of this festive season and going into the new year...
Dr Ronald Heath 4 Dec 2019
Experts warn that in addition to the energy crisis, South Africans face another looming disaster in the form of severe water scarcity. The Department of Water and Sanitation warned that unless urgent actions are taken, South Africa will experience a water shortage of approximately 3,000 billion litres by 2030...
Louise Stafford 28 Oct 2019
With research the world over pointing to a resurgence of paper and print, from planners to paperbacks, we are enticed away from the touchscreen to the tactile...
Samantha Choles 23 Oct 2019
