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The Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University aims to be the preferred supplier of world-class education, research and outreach in Africa for the benefit of all peoples, industries and societies at large, with a primary focus on sustainable management of tree-based natural resources and the processing thereof.

News from the Head of Department

The Department is the only tertiary institution in South Africa offering courses in Wood Products Science and Forest and Natural Resource Management.

The Annual Year Report (2008) of the Department is now available. Read more

WELCOME BACK TO ALL THE 2010 STUDENTS!

NEW for 2010!

Precision Forestry Symposium 2010: Registration closes: 12 February

LIFE scholarship available to South African nationals - the scholarship is €42,000 and a return air ticket. Interested students should apply to either the SUTROFOR (www.sutrofor.net) or SUFONAMA (www.sufonama.net) programmes using the standard application form available on the homepages.Read more

Short Course: Forest Finance and Valuation: What every forester should know Thursday 20 May 2010

This popular one day short course will be presented again at the Department of Forest and Wood Science in Stellenbosch by Prof. Michael Jacobson from Pennsylvania State Univeristy. Topics covered in the course: evaluating forestry investments; forest valuation; and valuing environmental benefits. The course fee is
R 1 200. Please contact Cori Ham for more information at cori@sun.ac.za or 021 808 3297.

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