Getting to know South Africa's Forests - Introducing indigenous and planted forests

Despite being a forest-poor country, South Africa has around 1/2 million hectares of indigenous - naturally occurring - forests. It also has 1.2 million hectares of planted - commercial - forests. A forest is defined as an area dominated by tree species, whose overlapping canopies cover 75% of its land area. To find out more watch this video, or check out www.forestrysouthafrica.co.za