South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) highlights three trees for attention in Arbor Week (1-7 September) each year. Three 2022 Trees of the Year are: Common TreePompon tree – Dais cotinifolia Tree for PromotionAfrican wattle –
Over the past 40 years, over 20 percent of mangroves globally were lost due to both human activities and natural retraction. But climate change has made humanity to re-evaluate its natural resources, and mangroves are now increasingly understood to be
What legislation must landscapers know about if they find a shot hole borer invasion on a site? The polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus) and its fungal symbiont (Fusarium euwallaceae) are now referred to – collectively – as invasive shot-hole borer
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is calling out to all Corporate Organisations, Government Organizations, Non-Governmental Organisations, Community Based Organisations, Education Institutions and individuals to take part in planting Ten Million Trees to ensure a green South
The triage system developed over 200 years ago by Baron Dominique Larrey during the Napoleonic wars is being used locally to stem the casualty list of some of South Africa’s most threatened succulent plant species. “We have been getting between
Are you a landscaper? Now is the time to join the South African Landscapers’ Institute (SALI). SALI needs your support. We are hard at work – with sister organisations – to get all landscapers in the sector back to work
Today, a major challenge the world faces is how to halt deforestation and ensure our forests are restored and used sustainably. We know what a difference this would make in the battle against climate change and in improving livelihoods of
The National List of Protected Tree Species has been updated. This list includes indigenous tree species that are protected in terms of the National Forests Act. The updated list was published by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment,
Celebrate National Water Week (20-26 March) and World Water Day (22 March) by contacting a SALI landscaper to hydrozone your domestic or commercial landscape. What is hydrozoning? Grouping plants with similar water needs in the same area and integrating your
Why do we need healthy forests for healthy people? By Zhimin Wu, Director, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explains. Today, more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas. By 2050, this is
South Africa welcomes Agapanthus BLACKJACK. Following two decades of complex hybridising in a cutting-edge breeding program, South Africans are now celebrating the arrival of Agapanthus BLACKJACK. Andy de Wet and Quinton Bean have spent years crossing, combining, and recombining thousands
Celebrating landscapers on World Women’s Day World Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March SALI asked several female industry leaders to share their advice to fellow new and existing women in the green industries. Wander through our gallery of outstanding