Abstract
SYNOPSIS A good perspective on the past is a prerequisite for proper planning of the future. In this paper, therefore, a general account is presented of the development of the forest and timber industry associated with the indigenous forests. The picture of man's influence on this scarce resource is presented from the days of the Hottentots and Bushmen through the intensive exploitation period at the beginning of the century to the present forest scientific management stage to repair the remaining forest. It provides us with a lesson to timeously protect scarce resources in order to gain long term benefits over and above short term gain.
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