Forests

Ensuring shared value throughout the forestry value chain

Ensuring shared value throughout the forestry value chain in South Africa

The barriers to entry to tree-farming are high, and unaffordable for many. That’s where our tree grower enterprise development initiative, Sappi Khulisa, comes in.

Abashintshi: planting seeds of opportunity

Long-lasting change comes from within individuals and within communities. Against this backdrop, in 2015, Sappi SA launched the Abashintshi (’Changers’ in isiZulu) programme.
Mapping the new world of climate change

Mapping the new world of climate change

A preliminary climate change investigation conducted by Sappi Forests’ scientists indicated that climate change is likely to be greater in Southern Africa compared to the world average.
A multi-pronged response to climate change

Acting on climate change in South Africa

Climate change can stress forests and plantations through higher mean annual temperatures, altered precipitation patterns and more frequent and extreme weather conditions.
Reintroducing South Africa’s most endangered tree into communities

Reintroducing an endangered tree in Southern Africa

Endemic to the forests of Southern Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe), the Pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) is considered Endangered at the global level according to the IUCN Red List.
Creating spaces to connect with nature

Creating spaces to connect with nature in South Africa

Nature reserves are becoming more and more important in an increasingly urbanised world. Only by spending time in protected places do we have a sense of how rich in birds, flowers and insects our countryside could be.

Managing for biodiversity

Sappi owns and leases 390,000 hectares (ha) of land of which 255,000 ha is planted and all of which is FSC-certified. The remaining 135,000 ha is conserved by Sappi Forests.
Variety: the spice of life and the answer to more sustainable plantations

Variety: the spice of life and the answer to more sustainable plantations in South Africa

We’re shifting from planting pure species to more productive, better adapted, and more pest and disease-resistant hybrid varieties of both hardwood and softwood trees.
Expanding forestry certification

Expanding forestry certification in South Africa

Forests are fundamental to the well-being of people and the planet. They provide an economic resource for approximately 1.6 billion people.
How do trees fight climate change?

The Carbon Sequestration Cycle

Learn how trees fight climate change.

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