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Wood Quality, Forest Products and Value Chain Innovation
Development of Fire-Retardant and Microbial Growth Resistant Bio-Insulation Materials Treated with Environmentally Friendly Additives
Mr Lehlohonolo Mngomezulu
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Forestry Science Symposium 2026
24–26 November 2026Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Tuesday, 24 November · STIAS02
Wood Quality, Forest Products and Value Chain Innovation
Promotion of economic circularity through valorization of wood waste into bioplastics
Mr Tapiwa Muzari
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Wood Quality, Forest Products and Value Chain Innovation
Systems thinking modelling of the root causes of complexity in the South African sawmilling industry
Ms Vhuhwavho Tshavhungwe
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Wood Quality, Forest Products and Value Chain Innovation
Field growth performance of six selected Eucalyptus species for essential Oils studies in a warm semi-arid area of South Africa
Prof Peter Adesoye
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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services
Tree species composition and regeneration patterns of Miombo woodland in Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa
Dr Lucky Makhubele
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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services
Evaluating tree survival and ecosystem service in a government-sponsored greening initiative: insights from Kouga and Mbhashe local municipalities, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mr Tembela Paqula
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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services
Native mammals in timber plantation grassland corridors and the impact of livestock grazing on grassland quality
Ms Juliet Neetling
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
Application of Remote Sensing for Post-Harvest Residue Quantification in Eucalyptus Plantations
Dr Justin Erasmus
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
Integrating Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and destructive sampling to characterize understory vegetation and evaluate vegetation management treatments in a mid-rotation pine plantation
Ms Senamile Shange
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
Automated weed monitoring in young timber compartments using high resolution drone imagery and YOLO-based tree segmentation methods
Dr Regardt Ferreira
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
A multi-scale remote sensing approach for monitoring weed presence in young forest plantations: comparing Landsat, Sentinel-2, and PlanetScope using UAV-derived reference data
Mr Ndamu Nemalili
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
A Transferable Sentinel-2 Framework for Classifying Multi-Type Forest Disturbances in South African Eucalyptus Plantations Using Ensemble Machine Learning
Dr Phumlani Nzuza
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Precision Forestry, Sensing and Decision Support
Unravelling Light-Driven Productivity: Linking individual-tree APAR to diameter growth across Eucalyptus species and planting density gradients
Dr Isaira Leite e Lopes
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Forest Health and Emerging Biotic Risks
Long-Term Impacts of Chacma Baboon Bark-Stripping on Growth and Mortality in Commercial Pine Plantations of South Africa
Prof Ilaria Germishuizen
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Advanced Tree Improvement, Genomics and Deployment
Lean breeding in Eucalyptus: Balancing genetic gains and diversity under resource constraints
Mr Nuveshen Naidoo
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Advanced Tree Improvement, Genomics and Deployment
Site x clone recommendations across Mondi plantations based on the updated site classification system
Mr Mthandeni Cele
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Silviculture and Sustainable Timber Production
Effect of operational residue mulching and burning on soil properties and tree growth in Zululand
Dr Louis Titshall
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Climate-Resilient Forestry Systems
Shaping the next generation of climate ready plantations
Dr Rafael Keret
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Silviculture and Sustainable Timber Production
Optimizing fertilizer use on the Zululand coastal plain using soil water deficit calculations, economic and silvicultural information
Mr Jacques du Toit
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Silviculture and Sustainable Timber Production
Productivity, work quality and tree performance of a mechanised planting machine in Eswatini
Mr Mduduzi Khoza
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Climate-Resilient Forestry Systems
Weather observation data accessibility and quality for the Forestry sector in South Africa
Ms Amanda Radebe
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Climate-Resilient Forestry Systems
Differences in cambial dynamics four eucalypts in response to drought and drought release
Dr Leandra Moller-Hanekom
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