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Paper vs digital – Let’s get Stern about the facts
Latest News & Features, Uncategorized carbon dioxide, climate change, Earth Hour, emissions, environmental footprint, Going green, Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Review
Ahead of Earth Hour on 31 March 2012, here are a few facts about the impact of digital communications versus its paper counterpart. So next time you need to read a really long document, it’s probably better to print it out. Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the Government Economic Service in the United Kingdom, released […]
Sustainable plantation management makes all the difference.
Latest News & Features climate change, FSC, International water day, Paper, plantation forestry, water, World water day
It’s World Water Day today, 22 March 2012. As the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), we thought we would share some interesting facts about the forestry, pulp and paper industry which has made significant advances in terms of environmental sustainability over recent decades.
Washington forest products workers applaud bill that qualifies biomass as renewable energy
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Carbon Impact, FSC, plantation forestry, Renewable Energy, sustainable
OLYMPIA, WA, March 8, 2012 (PRNewswire) -Governor Gregoire signed SB 5575, sponsored by Senator Hatfield, which helps preserve the good wage-paying jobs offered by the forest products industry. Organic by-products of the pulping process now qualify as renewable energy. In addition, the legislation changes the law to provide adequate recognition for biomass energy facilities as […]
What really keeps women’s magazines alive
Latest News & Features Cosmopolitan, magazines, print, publishing, UCT
SA case study reveals that traditional paper magazines are beating their internet counterparts hands down By Mlenga Jere and Susan Davis Publishers are up in arms, print journalists are panicking and at least once every few months, one reads of another magazine shutting down because it just isn’t bringing in enough profits. The global recession, […]
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa?
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa? Globally, wetland ecosystems provide many regulatory services such as water purification and flood attenuation. In Africa, wetlands are very important to many people by providing provisioning services such as fodder for grazing, and water for domestic and agricultural use. In the face of climate […]
The wonder of wetlands
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left! Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844 – 89), “Inversnaid”. Wetlands occur in all shapes and sizes from tiny mountain seeps to gigantic river deltas. Wetlands all have one thing in common – they are threatened by humans. Let us explore the majesty […]
Can you live without paper?
Latest News & Features Paper, print, publishing
By A PPI Special report NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 (RISI) – While publishers and media companies keep a laser-focus on e-readers and the Internet, teenagers and young adults seem reluctant to abandon their paper use completely. In a recent survey, younger Europeans replied that paper is still their preferred choice for everyday items such as […]
Eskom updates South Africans on the power system
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Eskom, Going green, power system, Renewable Energy, save electricity, save energy
Monday, 30 January 2012: In its first quarterly State of the Power System briefing of 2012, Eskom today spelt out the measures required to ensure a stable and reliable power system to keep the lights on for all South Africans. Eskom launched the quarterly briefings in January 2011 in line with its commitment to keep […]
The convenient truth
Latest News & Features absorption, carbon dioxide, climate change, green, oxygen, Paper, sustainable
Did you know that all paper in South Africa is produced from plantation-grown trees or bagasse (sugar-cane fibre) just as corn is planted for our cereal and wheat for our bread?
Wood – Nature’s Stroke of Genius
Latest News & Features cepi, environmental footprint, FSC, mondi wetlands programme, Paper, sustainable
Watch this very clever YouTube video and see why wood products (which includes paper) are good for the environment. (It’s also important to purchase wood and paper products that have been sustainably produced. Look out for the FSC mark of certification!)
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Paper vs digital – Let’s get Stern about the facts
Latest News & Features, Uncategorized carbon dioxide, climate change, Earth Hour, emissions, environmental footprint, Going green, Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Review
Ahead of Earth Hour on 31 March 2012, here are a few facts about the impact of digital communications versus its paper counterpart. So next time you need to read a really long document, it’s probably better to print it out. Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the Government Economic Service in the United Kingdom, released […]
Sustainable plantation management makes all the difference.
Latest News & Features climate change, FSC, International water day, Paper, plantation forestry, water, World water day
It’s World Water Day today, 22 March 2012. As the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), we thought we would share some interesting facts about the forestry, pulp and paper industry which has made significant advances in terms of environmental sustainability over recent decades.
Washington forest products workers applaud bill that qualifies biomass as renewable energy
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Carbon Impact, FSC, plantation forestry, Renewable Energy, sustainable
OLYMPIA, WA, March 8, 2012 (PRNewswire) -Governor Gregoire signed SB 5575, sponsored by Senator Hatfield, which helps preserve the good wage-paying jobs offered by the forest products industry. Organic by-products of the pulping process now qualify as renewable energy. In addition, the legislation changes the law to provide adequate recognition for biomass energy facilities as […]
What really keeps women’s magazines alive
Latest News & Features Cosmopolitan, magazines, print, publishing, UCT
SA case study reveals that traditional paper magazines are beating their internet counterparts hands down By Mlenga Jere and Susan Davis Publishers are up in arms, print journalists are panicking and at least once every few months, one reads of another magazine shutting down because it just isn’t bringing in enough profits. The global recession, […]
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa?
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa? Globally, wetland ecosystems provide many regulatory services such as water purification and flood attenuation. In Africa, wetlands are very important to many people by providing provisioning services such as fodder for grazing, and water for domestic and agricultural use. In the face of climate […]
The wonder of wetlands
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left! Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844 – 89), “Inversnaid”. Wetlands occur in all shapes and sizes from tiny mountain seeps to gigantic river deltas. Wetlands all have one thing in common – they are threatened by humans. Let us explore the majesty […]
Can you live without paper?
Latest News & Features Paper, print, publishing
By A PPI Special report NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 (RISI) – While publishers and media companies keep a laser-focus on e-readers and the Internet, teenagers and young adults seem reluctant to abandon their paper use completely. In a recent survey, younger Europeans replied that paper is still their preferred choice for everyday items such as […]
Eskom updates South Africans on the power system
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Eskom, Going green, power system, Renewable Energy, save electricity, save energy
Monday, 30 January 2012: In its first quarterly State of the Power System briefing of 2012, Eskom today spelt out the measures required to ensure a stable and reliable power system to keep the lights on for all South Africans. Eskom launched the quarterly briefings in January 2011 in line with its commitment to keep […]
The convenient truth
Latest News & Features absorption, carbon dioxide, climate change, green, oxygen, Paper, sustainable
Did you know that all paper in South Africa is produced from plantation-grown trees or bagasse (sugar-cane fibre) just as corn is planted for our cereal and wheat for our bread?
Wood – Nature’s Stroke of Genius
Latest News & Features cepi, environmental footprint, FSC, mondi wetlands programme, Paper, sustainable
Watch this very clever YouTube video and see why wood products (which includes paper) are good for the environment. (It’s also important to purchase wood and paper products that have been sustainably produced. Look out for the FSC mark of certification!)