Date: Wed 15 October 2025 - Wed 15 October 2025
Event Description
The Nelson Mandela University
(Forestry Department) is organising a webinar under the theme “Digitalisation in Modern Silviculture”. This webinar
builds on the success of events that have been hosted annually since
2020. Sustainability in forestry can be facilitated by introducing new
technologies and ensuring the efficiencies of existing modern silviculture
systems are augmented. The theme this year explores how new and existing
digital technologies can be utilised for assessments, monitoring, and
integrated with machines to enhance the performance of various silviculture
activities. The webinar content will explore all the silviculture value chain
activities, both locally and internationally. This theme is of interest to
various stakeholders as artificial intelligence-driven systems are increasingly
being incorporated into forestry activities. The webinar will provide a unique
opportunity for foresters, students, professionals and forestry organisations
to exchange technical knowledge and information.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, from 9:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (CAT)
and will be divided into two sessions. Session one will focus on localised
technology inventions, and the second session will deal with more global
developments. The webinar will be hosted virtually through Microsoft Teams and
is open to various industry stakeholders to join and participate. Last year, we
hosted our first physical event, which drew over 200 forestry participants.
This year, we will host it online, as we have in previous years.