Author:Bethlehem, LDate:2001South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 swept a new government into power which, for the first time, enjoyed the support of the majority of citizens. That government has initiated an ambitious programme of change in all sectors of ...Read more
Author:Lehmann, CER; Archibald, SA; Hoffmann, WA; Bond, WJDate:Jul 2011We aimed to identify the limits of savanna across Africa, Australia and South America. We based our investigation on the rich history of hypotheses previously examined; that the limits of savanna are variously determined by rainfall, rainfall ...Read more
Author:Scott, DFDate:2000Certification has been responsible for a very large improvement in the standard of forest management in South Africa. The reasons for the positive role of certification are set out briefly below. Firstly, and most importantly, certification ...Read more
Author:Van der Zel, DWDate:1988Even after 300 years of indigenous forest protection as well as 100 years of plantation forestry, no forestry map of South Africa was available. The development and availability of LANDSAT images in the early 1970s opened possibility to use ...Read more
Author:Frost, B; Mayers, J; Roberts, SDate:2003Certification has developed more rapidly in South African forestry than in most countries of the South. This report looks at the motivations behind the spread of certification in the South African forest and wood products industry and describes ...Read more