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PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Forestry

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Issued by PG Bison 13 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied

Forestry

Forestry sector launches Mentor Me Initiative to empower women leaders

28 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Yoliswa Dlamini on resilience, leadership, and shaping the future of forestry

Agriculture

#WomensMonth: Yoliswa Dlamini on resilience, leadership, and shaping the future of forestry

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2025

Source: Forestry South Africa

Forestry

Forestry sector webinar highlights career pathways for unemployed youth

24 Jun 2025

Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

Forestry

Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

1 Nov 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Materials & Equipment

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Issued by PG Bison 4 Jun 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Sustainable Development

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

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Forestry

She Is Forestry launches video series on women making their mark in the forest sector

11 Aug 2023

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

Forestry

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

16 Nov 2022

Young, green innovators invited to enter Blue Sky Awards

Forestry

Young, green innovators invited to enter Blue Sky Awards

27 Jun 2022

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

Forestry

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

18 Mar 2022

Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets ahead of climate summit

Climate Change

Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets ahead of climate summit

Helen Reid 28 Sep 2021

ICFPA releases global Sustainability Progress Report

Forestry

ICFPA releases global Sustainability Progress Report

5 May 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Forestry

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

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Forestry

Three SA researchers shortlisted in international forestry research award

11 Mar 2021

Young women encouraged to take up careers in forestry

Forestry

Young women encouraged to take up careers in forestry

31 Aug 2020

SA leg of Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award launched

ESG & Sustainability

SA leg of Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award launched

29 Jul 2020

Forestry South Africa launches new infographic for Arbor Month

Forestry

Forestry South Africa launches new infographic for Arbor Month

Dr Ronald Heath 4 Sep 2019

Forestry

Forest products matter - every day in every way

Jane Molony 27 Mar 2019

Labour Law

Amendments to labour relations legislation - National minimum wage, parental and adoption leave

Gideon Gerber, Issued by SERR Synergy 22 Jan 2019

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why South Africa should look to biomass for clean, water-wise energy

Tirivaviri Augustine Mamvura 11 Oct 2018

Agriculture

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

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Agro-processing

R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Agriculture

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Agriculture

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Sustainable Development

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Werner Slabbert 30 Aug 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

Forestry

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

Trade and Industry gazettes Forest Sector Codes

Management & Leadership

Trade and Industry gazettes Forest Sector Codes

2 May 2017

Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute. Image source:

Agriculture

Minister Zokwana reaches out to agri colleges

21 Apr 2017

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

Tuberculosis

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

11 Jul 2016

Value of environmental crime up 26%

Environment & Natural Resources

Value of environmental crime up 26%

10 Jun 2016

Forestry

Policy statement on climate change released

3 Dec 2015

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

ESG

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

15 Sep 2015

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Forestry

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

Durban to host XIV World Forestry Congress

Forestry

Durban to host XIV World Forestry Congress

3 Sep 2015

Africa to debate the sustainable future of forests

Forestry

Africa to debate the sustainable future of forests

3 Aug 2015

World's forestry sector to gather in Durban

Forestry

World's forestry sector to gather in Durban

15 Jul 2015

SA ready to host World Forestry Congress

Forestry

SA ready to host World Forestry Congress

By More Matshediso 2 Jun 2015

DoL confirms that forestry wages apply to 9-hour day

Forestry

DoL confirms that forestry wages apply to 9-hour day

Lloyd Phillips 20 May 2015

Labour Relations Act amendments alert

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Relations Act amendments alert

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 30 Mar 2015

Critical link between resource plunder, illegal wildlife trade

Environment & Natural Resources

Critical link between resource plunder, illegal wildlife trade

Ibrahim Thiaw 22 Dec 2014

Economic value of trees central to NDP

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Economic value of trees central to NDP

Nthambeleni Gabara 3 Sep 2014

SA to host World Forestry Congress

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

SA to host World Forestry Congress

3 Sep 2014

More paper can be recycled - PRASA

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

More paper can be recycled - PRASA

21 Aug 2013