Feb 17, 2026
How are drones used across forestry operations? Sappi’s Precision Forestry team have strategically identified several forest operations that could maximise the value of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) to the business. Recent operational efforts focus on tracking...
Feb 13, 2026
Join us for the launch of FUTURE21, a transformative €800,000 Erasmus+ project (2026–2029) strengthening South African Higher Education Institutions’ capacity to advance sustainable socio-ecological systems through interdisciplinary education and collaboration....
Feb 4, 2026
If someone had told me at 15 years old that I would one day hold a PhD in Forestry, I would not have believed it. My name is Noxolo Ndlovu, and I am now a forestry researcher at NCT Forestry. I am part of a team that directs research to ensure the sustainability of...
Feb 4, 2026
Our forests provide much needed resources for our daily living. They are a source of timber for housing and construction, paper, packaging, essential oils, specialised material, such as tannins, even specialised fabric such as viscose. As the world population...
Feb 4, 2026
Data matters: from weather reports to future climates Forestry has always been a data-driven sector. Choices about species, rotation length, planting density and site suitability depend on climate, soils and water availability. For decades, those decisions were guided...
Feb 4, 2026
Forestry is often imagined in terms of landscapes, trees and timber products. Yet the true engine of the sector has always been science. In South Africa, where plantation forestry must operate within clear environmental limits and compete for scarce land and water...
