FABI donates bicycles to the N'wa-Vangani Primary School
On Friday 18 October, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) Outreach…
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FMG members attend the Plant Genome Evolution 2019 conference
The Plant Genome Evolution Conference is a biennial event and the 2019 meeting, which marked the…
FABIan visits Argentinian collaborators
FABI PhD candidate Joséphine Queffelec recently visited two research labs in Argentina to talk…
Tree planting to restore the native Patagonian forest
Patagonia is often depicted as infinite steppes where the cold and the drought keeps the vegetation…
FABI hosts Polish research visit
Professor Sylwia Wdowiak-Wróbel and Dr Michał Kalita, researchers from the University of Maria…
FABIans take part in various activities during UP’s Anti-discrimination and Social Justice Week
The University of Pretoria observed Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week from 30 September…
ACGT and FABI jointly hosts a Plant Phenotyping and Precision Agriculture workshop at Future Africa
On Tuesday, September 17, the African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT) , Forestry and…
FABI chemical ecology field trials planned for 2019 and 2020
Work at FABI in the area of applied chemical ecology for insect pest management and monitoring…
XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress closes with a new President-elect at the helm
The XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress was officially closed on 5 October with a new President at the…
FABI flag flies high at the XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
FABI had a significant and visible presence at the recently concluded XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019…
IUFRO President Presents the Wangari Mathai Award for 2019
The Burundian forestry activist Leonidas Nzigiyimpa was announced as the winner of the 2019 Wangari…
XXV IUFRO World Congress Opens on a high in Curitiba
The XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019 opened in the Brazilian city of Curitiba on Monday 30 September.…
XXV IUFRO 2019 Tree Planting Ceremony
The XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress official opening was preceded with a tree planting ceremony at…
John Taylor visits FABI
FABI was honoured to host a visit by Prof. John Taylor , one of the world’s most eminent…
FABI flying high at the annual NRF Awards Ceremony
FABI researchers featured very prominently at the annual awards ceremony of the National Research…
The CFTPP Team visit the Chinese Embassy
On 28 August, the CERC-FABI Tree Protection Programme members (CFTPP) team, including FABI Director…
FABI considers dying trees and fungal biodiversity in Namaqualand
FABI Founder Director Prof. Mike Wingfield and Prof. Pedro Crous , Director of the Westerdijk…
Chilean Forestry Delegation visits FABI
FABI hosted a three day visit from 9-11 September by Prof. Claudio Maggi from the Universidad de…
Fourteen FABIans capped at the 2019 Spring Graduation Ceremony
The University of Pretoria conferred 14 postgraduate degrees – eight PhD degrees and six MSc…
Prof. Martin Coetzee attends the Mycological Society of America (USA) Meeting 2019
Professor Martin Coetzee attended the 87 th Meeting of the Mycological Society of America (MSA)…