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Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing?

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dc.contributor.author Gush, Mark B
dc.contributor.author James, B
dc.date.accessioned 2012-03-20T14:33:24Z
dc.date.available 2012-03-20T14:33:24Z
dc.date.issued 2011-01
dc.identifier.citation Gush, M. and James, B. 2011. Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing?. Wood & Timber Times Southern Africa, vol. 36(3), pp 26-27 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1022-8209
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5661
dc.description Copyright: 2011 Malnormags. en_US
dc.description.abstract South Africa is very reliant on its plantations of introduced tree species to meet its pulp and timber needs, and the benefits of this industry in terms of production, income generation and job provision are undisputed. The downside is that these benefits come at some environmental cost, not least the impact of the industry on water resources. Many catchment areas are consequently now closed to further afforestation, but economic growth and development continue unabated. Improved productivity is a potential solution to continue meeting demand, but have we considered carefully enough what grows naturally here - our wealth of indigenous tree species? en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Malnormags en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;6950
dc.subject South African forestry en_US
dc.subject South African plantations en_US
dc.subject Pulp en_US
dc.subject Timber en_US
dc.subject Indigenous tree species en_US
dc.subject Water usage en_US
dc.subject Afforestation en_US
dc.subject South African trees en_US
dc.title Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing? en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Gush, M. B., & James, B. (2011). Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing?. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5661 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Gush, Mark B, and B James "Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing?." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5661 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Gush MB, James B. Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing?. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5661. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Gush, Mark B AU - James, B AB - South Africa is very reliant on its plantations of introduced tree species to meet its pulp and timber needs, and the benefits of this industry in terms of production, income generation and job provision are undisputed. The downside is that these benefits come at some environmental cost, not least the impact of the industry on water resources. Many catchment areas are consequently now closed to further afforestation, but economic growth and development continue unabated. Improved productivity is a potential solution to continue meeting demand, but have we considered carefully enough what grows naturally here - our wealth of indigenous tree species? DA - 2011-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - South African forestry KW - South African plantations KW - Pulp KW - Timber KW - Indigenous tree species KW - Water usage KW - Afforestation KW - South African trees LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 1022-8209 T1 - Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing? TI - Indigenous trees in South Africa: is the market for wood and water growing? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5661 ER - en_ZA


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