CLT makes inroads
After almost 150 years of concrete and steel, the world is returning to wood. This time around it is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) that is transforming building construction globally. […]
Joint operation establishes large biomass centre in South Africa
Hive Energy (United Kingdom), iLive Sustainable Development (South Africa) and Partners for Innovation (Netherlands) have joined forces to establish Coega Biomass Centre, Africa’s largest wood pellet export plant. […]
Biodiversity needs transformative action
The African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) and the African Development Bank held the first joint webinar on ‘Financing Biodiversity in Africa from All Sources’ on 3 December 2020. […]
Bar coding to track sacred trees
It has been reported that in Gabon all kevazingo timber exports must pass through either the special zone (GSEZ) or from SNBG facilities and only if the shipment has the appropriate bar-code allowing tracking from [...]
Sappi appoints new CEO for European operations
Sappi has announced that Marco Eikelenboom (53), currently vice president marketing & sales, graphic papers at Sappi Europe, has been appointed as CEO of Sappi Europe as from 1 April 2021. Marco Eikelenboom succeeds Berry [...]
Expanding opportunities for lesser used certified hardwoods in Europe
Responding to the overall decline in availability of the commercially most popular tropical species, particularly if certified, and the objective of improving returns to sustainable tropical forest operations, tropical wood marketing activities in Europe led [...]
African timber industry support for healthcare infrastructure
Recent reports have highlighted the key role that African timber companies are playing to support the development and maintenance of essential healthcare infrastructure during the pandemic. […]
Pulitzer launches scholarship programme in the Congo Basin
The Pulitzer Center, a journalistic organisation committed to the promotion of little-talked-about issues, recently launched a scholarship programme in the Congo Basin. […]
Ghana’s timber exports drop
Ghana’s wood product export volume for the first three quarters of 2020 was well below that of the same period in 2019. The total volume shipped in the first three quarters of the year was [...]
Restarting the largest wood pellet export plant in Africa
Hive Energy (United Kingdom), iLive Sustainable Development (South Africa) and Partners for Innovation (Netherlands) have joined forces to establish Coega Biomass Centre. […]