Forest Biosecurity Committee (FBC)

Chair: John Simmons (Farm Forestry Association Representative)

Biosecurity Manager: Brendan Gould (FOA)

Responsible for the Forest Biosecurity Surveillance programme, promotes policies to improve biosecurity, and identifies and provides funding for forest biosecurity issues. 

• See our Strategy to 2030 and our Terms of Reference.
• 2024 work programme (see pages 8 to 12 in the FGLT Work Programme)
• Forest Biosecurity Profile (.pdf  629 Kb)
• Forest Biosecurity Research Strategy 2023-2030
  • Summary document 
  • Full strategy document 
  • Supplementary table

Forest Biosecurity Committee Updates:

September 2023

June 2022

2024 Committee Meeting Dates:

• 27 February - Rotorua
• 23 May
• 21 August
• 17 October