TIMBER & WOOD PRESERVATION: A CLOSER LOOK AT WOOD PRESERVATION
Wood preservation can be categorised into two types; primary (industrial) and secondary (DIY). Primary wood preservation involves an industrial process whereby wood is impregnated with an industrial biocide-containing wood preservative to render the timber durable and resistant to biological attack, i.e. decay fungi, and wood destroying insects such as wood borers and termites.
KZN COMMUNITY FIGHTS POVERTY THROUGH FORESTRY PROJECT
A total of 7 000ha was transferred to the Mabandla community in Kwazulu-Natal as part of government's land reform programme. The community has since established several successful ventures, including a commercial forestry enterprise, on the land.
WOOD WASTE: ADDING VALUE BY TURNING WOOD WASTE INTO MULCH
African Biomass Company (ABC) founder Willem van der Merwe is passionate about the environment and has built a business around turning wood waste into mulch (which is fed back into the soil), or chips for energy.
POLES: 6 DIFFERENT THATCHING STYLES FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY ROOF
Thatching Poles are used to support and hold together a thatched roof, usually consisting of dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes or heather. R&B Timber Group has gathered online sources, to showcase and present different styles of thatching that can be placed over thatching poles.
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS CAN BOOST AFRICA'S ECONOMY
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
ZIMBABWEAN TIMBER EXPORTS EXPECTED TO GROW 19 PERCENT
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
IMPROVING PEST CONTROL AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN TIMBER PLANTATIONS SOUTH AFRICA
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
WOODEN POLES AND THE PRACTICAL USES OF BUILDING WITH THEM
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
GETTING TO KNOW SOUTH AFRICA'S FORESTS
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
UTILITY POLES: READ MORE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF WOODEN UTILITY POLES
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
AGRICULTURE: THE FUTURE OF FOOD FEATURING TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
NATIONAL MITIGATION ACTIONS IN AGRICULTURE THAT WILL BENEFIT FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
SA FORESTRY & FOREST PRODUCTS: INDUSTRY FACTS DATING BACK 1960-2016
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
THE SCIENCE BEHIND UTILITY POLES
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
INTERNATIONAL FOREST ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL : 20 NOVEMBER TO 8 DECEMBER 2017
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
2019 FOCUS ON FORESTRY AT CMO CONFERENCE: BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN THE AFRICAN FORESTRY SECTOR - 2019
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY EXPO - 14 TO 16 SEPT 2017
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
FAO AND PARTNERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM ON FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
MORE THAN 60,000 TREE SPECIES IN THE WORLD
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…
IN A RECENT ARTICLE: COMMERCIAL FORESTS ARE FULL OF UNTAPPED ENERGY
Back in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) saw a need to promote a wood culture society. With 1% of the South Africa’s total land area dedicated to forestry and a total investment into the industry annually of R46.7 billion…