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Celebrating trees, wood and water this Arbor Week | 4 – 10 September
Latest News & Features, Member Releases, Sustainability Resources Arbor Week, forestry, plantations, renewable, timber, water, wood
In South Africa, 1.3 million hectares (ha) of pine and eucalyptus trees are sustainably managed for commercial processing into wood and paper products. Through modern science and nanotechnology, wood fibre – cellulose – is used in automobiles, aerospace, defence and even medicine. While Arbor Week traditionally calls on all South Africans to plant indigenous […]
National Book Week – 1-18 September 2016
Latest News & Features #Buy_a_Book, #NBWSA, #Read_a_Book, #Share_a_Book, books, National Book Week, reading
“It was Nelson Mandela who said that ‘education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’. As the South African Book Development Council, we firmly believe that access to books from an early age is the sharp edge of the spear. That said, we are never too old to learn. […]
Recycle this graphics are available for download
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources brochure, Design, document, graphics, packaging
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) has produced a set of graphics that just about anyone can apply on paper-based packaging and communication materials.
How to build a printing business in a digital world
People who work in print find themselves in a constant state of flux and perplexity. Overhaul my business? Stick with what I know? And then, to move swiftly into the realm of the philosophical: is print dying? Luckily, the future of the printing industry isn’t as type and dried as all that.
Using paper saves trees – a South African perspective
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources carbon dioxide, emissions, environment, forests, Greenpeace, Paper, plantation forestry, print, pulp and paper industry, renewable, sustainability, trees
We can all agree that “digital is not going away” – it is very much a part of our world. I’m using it to publish this post. But even in this multimedia, multiplatform world, paper is not going away either. And that’s a good thing. Especially for trees.
Low-cost timber winch wins two KZN student engineers the inaugural Agristars Forestry Award
Latest News & Features Agristars, DAFF, engineering, forestry, Forestry SA, ICFR, plantations, UKZN
One of the biggest challenges facing the South African forestry, agriculture and fishery sectors is addressing the widening chasm between ageing producers and the absorption of young graduates. Another, facing forestry in particular, is the fragmentation of business units and land areas. This has seen the transfer of operations and skills to emerging land-owners and […]
Global forest products industry meets in Australia
Latest News & Features DADA, Ibá, ICFPA, New Forest, PAMSA, Planet Ark
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) – global forum of the forest products industry – will hold its annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, July 4-5. Jane Molony, executive director of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) and vice president of ICFPA, will reunite with her industry peers from across the […]
South African and global forests products industry welcomes UN climate change agreement signing
Latest News & Features carbon emissions, climate change, Earth Day, ICFPA, Paris agreement, Renewable Energy
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and its members welcome the signing of the landmark United Nations agreement to tackle climate change, set to take place on Friday April 22 – coinciding with Earth Day which this year celebrates the theme of Trees for the Earth. The agreement – adopted by all 196 […]
Printed Books Are Best – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
Latest News & Features books, children, Paper, print, reading, World Book Day
It’s World Book Day on 23 April. The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) explores the topic of reading by garnering the opinions of South African professionals and parents about the value of reading to our children from paper books.
Four common office recycling mistakes
Latest News & Features Green Office Week, office, paper recycling
It is estimated that only 8% of businesses recycle their used paper and board. And even the most well-intentioned recyclers make mistakes. The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) outlines some of the more common recycling blunders with some helpful tips to make sure that paper and board get to where they need to be: […]
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South African Forestry Sector Makes Chainsaw Training Safer With Virtual Reality
JOHANNESBURG, 10 SEPTEMBER 2019 ‒ In a world first, trainee chainsaw operators will soon be able to use a virtual reality (VR) application to test their theoretical knowledge and hone their skill in a simulated timber plantation. Developed by Forestry South Africa (FSA), the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FP&M Seta) […]
National Recycling Day Urges South Africans to Interrogate Their Waste
Johannesburg, 10 September 2019: South Africans have heard the “please recycle” message time and time again. However, with National Recycling Day around the corner, it is a crucial opportunity for citizens to truly reflect on their waste habits and become more conscious of the impact of waste that is so often thrown away on a […]
How can we nurture a culture of reading in South Africa?
By Elitha van der SandtCEO of the South African Book Development Council During our preparations for the 2019 edition of South African Book Fair, Stats SA released its General Household Survey (GHS) 2017. The results of the survey showed the alarming statistics that nearly half (47,6%) of children never read a book or drew (44,7%) […]
Nurture a Reading Culture in SA – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
By Elitha van der SandtCEO of the South African Book Development Council During our preparations for the 2019 edition of South African Book Fair, Stats SA released its General Household Survey (GHS) 2017. The results of the survey showed the alarming statistics that nearly half (47,6%) of children never read a book or drew (44,7%) […]
Derek Nighbor Elected ICFPA President
Forest Products Association of Canada President and CEO Derek Nighbor Elected ICFPA President The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) has announced that Derek Nighbor, President and CEO of Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), has been elected its new President. “It is an honour to be chosen by colleagues from around the […]
Brazilian Industry Defends Amazon
OPEN LETTERBy Paulo HartungExecutive-President of Ibá, the Brazilian association of companies and investors in the agroindustrial, planted-forest based sector. The Amazon is back on center-stage of international attention, albeit for reasons of justified concern. In light of recent news of widespread fires and increasing rates of deforestation, which has placed us all on alert, such an […]
Women in Forestry
“Women like myself operate machines and there is scope to learn and improve. I started out as a general worker, so forestry definitely provides opportunities for growth.” Ephine Mogakane, SAFCOL – Senior Operator Forwarder “Forestry is not stagnant — every day comes with exciting challenges. This aspect is so fulfilling and makes me love my […]
New Research Reveals a Love for Print but Environmental Myth Persists
The results of a new survey commissioned by Two Sides reveal a telling insight into the public’s perceptions and attitudes towards print and paper. Carried out by independent research company Toluna, 6,000 consumers from across Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Norway and Sweden and the UK) were surveyed on their environmental concerns and […]