Africa Matters

She Is Forestry launches video series on women making their mark in the forest sector

In celebration of Women’s Month in South Africa, She Is Forestry SA has launched the first four videos in a series aimed at inspiring the next generation of girls to stay in school and study forestry and the numerous career opportunities it provides. She Is Forestry SA, a non-profit forestry organisation promoting and uplifting women across the forest and…

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The beauty of hornbill’s family in the savannah of Africa

SCIENTISTS say hornbills are a family of birds found in tropical and subtropical Africa, they are characterised by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Hornbills are the only birds in which the first and second neck vertebrae are fused together, probably providing a more stable platform for…

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