New Zealand Forest Owners Association

2 February 2012

New Zealand's forestry exports may be set for tougher ride over the next 12 months following two bumper years, as falling demand from China puts the sector under pressure.

1 February 2012

A European Commission working paper on emission targets is urging the adoption of more ambitious climate goals and a reduction in the supply of Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances.

23 January  2012

This report, from Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, provides the provisional 2011 estimates of the sales of tree stocks and the areas of forest planted.

20 January 2012

The largest trucking rig permitted under the High Productivity Motor Vehicle (HPMV) regulations is now operating in the Hawkes Bay.

17 January 2012

 The economic value of mountainbiking in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest has been estimated at five times its annual timber revenue and looks set to increase as promotions raise awareness of what is on offer.

10 January 2012

The value of the global carbon market climbed 4% in 2011, despite dramatically lower prices in the largest market in Europe, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

22 December 2011

Forest owners have welcomed the government decision to prevent emitters from using dodgy carbon credits to meet their obligations under the NZ Emission Trading Scheme (NZETS).

22 December 2011

Climate Change Minister Nick Smith has announced that Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) from HFC-23 and N2O industrial gas destruction projects are now banned from New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (effective 23 December 2011).

21 December 2011

The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to cut the supply of EU carbon allowances, causing the carbon price to climb as high as €9.75, a 32% increase on Monday’s close.

20 December 2011

About 12,000 hectares of new plantation forests are likely to have been planted this year, driven largely by the Emissions Trading Scheme.