The much anticipated Forestry Indaba, which the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) will be hosting jointly with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (George Campus) from 13 to 15 July, will bring together a range of stakeholders from the forestry and related industries.
The three day event, which forms part of the run-up to the World Forestry Congress (WFC) scheduled for September this year, will feature the same theme and subthemes as the WFC. The event will be held under the theme “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”.
It will also include exhibitions by industry and related stakeholders, as well as a special focus on the youth, aimed at capturing the inputs and contributions from senior students and young academics through a dynamic interactive process – a youth café/dialogue on the second day of the Indaba.
Join in the engagement on Twitter #ForestryIndaba2015 for the Forestry Indaba and #Forests2015 for the WFC. Visit the XIV World Forestry Congress website at www.wfc.org.za to see information about and register to attend the XIV World Forestry Congress.
The event details are as follows:
Date: 13–15 July 2015
Time: Programme commences daily at 8h30
Venue: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, George Campus
Kindly RSVP:
Jamela Nkanyane
Tel: 012 319 6903
Cell: 082 346 9781
E-mail: JamelaN@daff.gov.za
Alet van Tonder
Tel: 044 801 5098
Cell: 082 578 8050
E-mail: Alet.vantonder@nmmu.ac.za
For media enquiries please contact:
Makenosi Maroo
Tel: 012 319 6787
Cell: 072 475 2956
E-mail: MakenosiM@daff.gov.za
