15 April 2013
The deforestation intentions of forest owners have soared as the prices of emission units have plunged, making it economic to convert forests to other land uses, especially on land suitable for dairy farms.
Forestry News
Forest eco-label war turns nasty in Canada
12 April 2013
In an echo of the Brent Spar oil rig debacle in 1995, Greenpeace has had to apologise for making false claims in support of its campaign to undermine the landmark 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), to which it was a signatory.86% vote supports forest levy
11 April 2013
A referendum of forest growers has shown strong support for a levy on harvested forest products."We have been given the thumbs up to introduce a funding system that will provide greater certainty, equity and commitment for activities that benefit all growers, such as research, promotion and forest health," says Forest Growers Levy Trust chair Geoff Thompson. "At this stage, we expect the levy to be introduced on 1 January 2014."
New minister welcomes industry co-ordination
10 April 2013
The new Associate Minister for Primary Industries with responsibility for forestry, Hon Jo Goodhew, says she is looking forward to working with the forest and wood processing sector, to ensure it maintains and improves its position as one of New Zealand's key industries.
Eucalypts project gets SFF funding
8 April 2013
The New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative will get $216,000 of Sustainable Farming Fund money towards a three-year programme worth more than half a million dollars.
Forest owners vote yes
3 April 2013
The Forest Voice referendum will deliver a clear yes vote in favour of a commodity levy when final results are released in a few days.What happens to carbon credits post-Kyoto?
27 March 2013
Tomorrow (Friday) is the deadline for submissions to the government on how international carry-over rules should apply to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Forest sinks not so permanent after all
27 March 2013
A cloud hangs over the future of the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative (PFSI), one of the NZ Government's flagship NZETS policies.Forestry leads export growth surge
21 March 2013
Forestry exports in the last quarter of 2012 helped drive growth in the New Zealand economy faster than in any quarter in the last three years.