Upcoming documentary shows how well-managed logging concessions are areas where animals and ecosystems thrive and support highly sensitive species such as gorillas survive.

"The good news is that even a small amount of time in nature can have an impact on our health. A two-hour forest bathe will help you to unplug from technology and slow down. It will bring you into the present moment to de-stress and relax you. When you connect to nature through all five of your senses, you begin to draw on the vast array of benefits the natural world provides.” (From Dr Qing Li’s book ‘Shinrin-yoku, The Art and Science of Forest-Bathing’.)

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has released new core labour requirements in its chain of custody certification standard to provide added protection for the rights of workers in all FSC certified operations.

What solutions will COP26 bring to the climate change debate? The world waits with bated breath as the international score card will be completed on signatories’ progress in achieving their climate change goals.    

Three-day intensive course on High Conservation Values (HCV) from September 28th to 30th in Sabie, South Africa.        

Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Southern Africa has released online training on the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure.