29 Oct 2009
The Queensland Government has put the kibosh on a requirement for green buildings to only source wood from FSC certified plantations.
Forestry News
Blue Mountain Lumber mill to close
29 Oct 2009
The Blue Mountain Lumber mill near Tapanui, West Otago, is to close as adverse trading conditions have worsened and made it impossible to return it to viability, Winstone Pulp International (WPI) announced yesterday.
Voters reject gov't emissions tiptoe
03 Nov 2009
New Zealanders oppose nearly all the major changes the Government proposes to make to emissions trading and climate policy.
ERMA consults on methyl bromide
06 Nov 2009
ERMA New Zealand is calling for public submissions on its reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide. The application for reassessment is being released today for public submission and includes a preliminary recommendation for tighter controls on the use of the substance.
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Massive carbon forests planned by China
11 Nov 2009
China's forests will cover 20% of the country by 2010, according to a forestry development plan drawn up by the State Forestry Administration to combat climate change. By 2020, the coverage is expected to expand to 23%, and the country's stocks of standing timber will reach 14 billion cubic metres.
Latest Australian stats make grim reading
11 Nov 2009
Latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) highlight the tough trading conditions experienced by the Australian forest and wood products industry in 2008/09.
Forest owners group to sell carbon credits to Europe
13 Nov 2009
GreenAir, a carbon credit market trader, has negotiated the sale of a parcel of New Zealand “greened” AAUs (NZUs) to a European Government compliance buyer. The transaction was the first of its kind involving multiple forestry owners.
Northland logging crews help save kiwi
13 Nov 2009
Members of the Enterprise Northland Forestry Environment Group, which covers 60-plus logging crews and several forest companies, are educating their members to locate and when necessary relocate kiwi who are living in mature forests during logging operations, according to Hugh Stringleman writing in Country-Wide newspaper.
Bioenergy crop conference in Taupo
18 Nov 2009
Land owners considering bioenergy crops have the opportunity to learn first hand from a leading international expert next month. Dr Emily Heaton, Iowa State University, will be sharing her research and experiences at a conference organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 30 in December.