FSA Notices

6th International Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference
10 May, 2012
This will be the first time the Conference will be held in the Northern Hemisphere, and the first time the Conference has taken place in a woodfibre importing country.  While the Conference as always will still focus on the import trends in north Asia and the outlook for chip supply to the Pacific markets, a larger number of European-based delegates are anticipated to attend.  Field trips to wood based panel operations and a woodchip import port, and to short rotation tree energy crops will complement earlier field trips to largely pulpwood-based plantations, and woodchip export facilities.   read more Pacific Rim Woodchip Trade Supply and Demand Trends - A Focus on Australia and its Competitors
9 May, 2012
We have invited industry leaders and professionals to address some of the most important issues impacting on the Australian pulpwood plantation industry and its associated woodchip trade, today and into the future.  read more Invitation to First FSC Forum in South Africa
8 May, 2012
Join FSC International and FSC South Africa at our first ever Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Do not miss the opportunity to meet and engage with the Director General of FSC, Andre de Freitas.   read more FSA Tenth Annual General Meeting
30 April, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the 10th Annual General Meeting of Forestry South Africa will be held on Thursday 17th May 2012 at Fern Hill Hotel and Conference Centre, Tweedie. read more Agri SA Memo Regarding Consultation Process on Green Paper on Land Reform
24 April, 2012
An insight into Agri SA's thoughts on various issues and report backs on the workings of the 6 Working Groups that have been established in terms of the  consultation process. read more Agri SA Media Release regarding 2 labour amendment bills sent to Parliament for debate
20 April, 2012
Despite pressure from the Minister of Labour for Nedlac to reach agreement on the contents of 4 Labour Bills by the end of last year, this did not occur.  What is highly concerning is that before the Nedlac process was concluded, the Minister by-passed Nedlac and tabled them before Cabinet for approval - which they duly did.  They are now to go to Parliament.  read more Invitation to an ICFR Mpumalanga Regional Field Day - Sabie area
18 April, 2012
The ICFR is planning another of its field days - this time in the Mpumalanga Region, and the event will be held at Sabie on Thursday 24th May, at the Sabie Country Club. read more AARTO: Risk Assessment & Training Course
18 April, 2012
AARTO is going to have major implications for the way businesses operate.  In the realisation that many members do not know the full extent of these implications, FSA strongly encourages members to take advantage of training and other opportunities to learn more about these.  In terms of this please see the information below to assist you. The first deals with risk assessment and the second a training course. read more Invitation to symposium & workshop focussing on baboon damage – 23rd and 24th April
16 April, 2012

Details of these two events which are going to be held on two consecutive days in Mpumalanga next week. 

read more Global sawlog prices fell in late 2011, especially in lumber export-oriented countries.
13 April, 2012
Weakening lumber markets in Asia and Europe reduced demand for sawlogs in many countries late last year. As a result, log prices in a number of the major lumber-producing countries in the world fell during the second half of 2011, according to the market report the Wood Resource Quarterly.  read more