25 Nov 2009
In the face of intense lobbying by the FOA and other industry groups, the government has dropped a proposal to exclude emissions from the the burning of wood waste from the ETS. The Bill is now being pushed through parliament under urgency.
27 Nov 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has approved in principle 19 new applications, worth over $3.4 million, under the East Coast Forestry Project’s (ECFP) 2009 funding round. The projects cover erosion treatments starting in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
04 Dec 2009
The Green Party has proposed the planting 665,000 hectares of new forests as part of what they call the Green New Deal.
11 Dec 2009
The Copenhagen climate change conference must make progress on land use and land change issues by this weekend, says the chief executive of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association.
18 Dec 2009
Representatives of European forest owners and wood processing industries have urged the negotiating parties in Copenhagen to take into account the potential of forestry to mitigate climate change and include them in its conclusions towards an international climate change agreement.
24 Dec 2009
Matariki Forests is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Phaunos Timber Fund Limited for a NZD 167 million investment in the Matariki Forestry Group, subject to New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office approval.
11 Jan 2010
A spray mixture being trialled around Queenstown to rid the high country of wilding pines is attracting interest from around New Zealand, according to One News..
12 Jan 2010
Despite its government’s pledge to reduce Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2020, forestry emissions are likely to increase emissions by up to 850 million tonnes in the next 10 years, Greenomics Indonesia has reported.
12 Jan 2010
The Port of Tauranga is trialling a new lighting system at its Mt Maunganui site to deter flying insects from attacking sawn timber and logs destined for export. The system is intended to reduce pest contamination of forest products in an environmentally-friendly way.
