Pre-colonial people of the Knysna forests
Plentiful evidence exists for the presence of humans in the Knysna area going back to the Earlier Stone Age
The Knysna Forests
Even before people started harvesting them, indigenous, evergreen forests were something of a rarity in South Africa. Today, the Knysna Forests – the country’s largest forest complex – cover only about 568 square kilometres
Wood is King
Despite ongoing COVID-19 aftershocks, political brinkmanship within the corridors of power, rising poverty and crime and deteriorating service delivery at all levels of government, it’s still a damn good time to be in the forestry sector in South Africa.