28 Jul 2010
Dr Jon Tanner has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Wood Processors Association of New Zealand (WPA).
Forestry News
Forest Products Association of Canada Supports Government’s Transformative Investment Program
02 Aug 2010
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today commended the Canadian government on the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT), a program dedicated to the integration of transformative investment technology in traditional mills – pulp and paper, newsprint, wood panels, and others – across the country.
China 'unfairly' #1 in paper trade
10 August 2010
Unfair trading practices by China have resulted in it becoming the world’s largest producer of paper and products says the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonprofit American think tank. These practices contribute to the over-valuation of the currencies of many other countries, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and the United States and lower paper prices on world markets.
Govt funds hill country erosion control
11 August 2010
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has allocated $7.62 million to Horizons Regional Council and Gisborne District Council for their hill country erosion control initiatives.
REDD market needs regulatory certainty
12 August 2010
A forestry specialist says the regulations around reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) must be more certain if the market is to move forward.
Australians get to farm carbon
17 August 2010
Farmers who help reduce and store pollution will receive credits that can be sold in Australia and overseas under a new Carbon Farming Initiative to be set up by the Australian Labor Government.
Testing time for new woodland carbon assurance scheme
23 Aug 2010
The British Forestry Commission is about to test a new quality assurance scheme for tree planting projects designed to sequester carbon.
Bioinoculant researcher wins award
26 Aug 2010
Dr Robert Hill, from the Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University has been awarded a 2010 Bayer Innovator Award for his work on Trichoderma bioinoculants for the forestry industry. Biologically-based inoculants reduce chemical use and save the forestry industry millions of dollars a year.
Green gold
30 Aug 2010
After years in the doldrums, forestry is booming. Could this be the start of a new golden age, or is the next bust already on the way? Nick Smith reports.