Wood industry report shows the way
The wood industry's investigation of future economic opportunities - including biofuels and biochemicals - is finished.
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: Forests make way for dairying
Government figures have confirmed what the carbon market has known for months - forests are being cleared and converted to dairy farms on the back of rock-bottom carbon prices.
View ArticleCo-operate or crash, warns forests expert
A forestry expert is calling for co-operation between farmers, conservation interests, scientists and officials to avoid a "biodiversity train-wreck" in New Zealand.
View ArticleBring back natives, says tree scientist
Plantation forests could prove a valuable site for native forest regeneration.
View ArticleGovt vow 'huge news' for foresters
The Government says it is committed to the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative.
View ArticleWoodies want large-scale biofuel plant
A massive wood-processing plant with a substantial biofuel plant add-on could be viable, the sector says.
View ArticleDeadline looms for forest owners
Forest owners have just over a week to file returns for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
View ArticlePrices force rethink of forestry carbon rules
Forest owners exploiting low carbon prices to convert forest land to dairy farms have forced government officials to rethink this country's net forestry carbon position.
View ArticleBeehive backs Stump to Pump project
A private project to investigate the commercial viability of turning wood waste into biofuel has won Government backing.
View ArticleForesters cool on wood fuel project support
The Government's decision to back the initial stages of a wood-to-biofuel plant is welcome - but it's not the game-changer that the industry needs.
View ArticleForest figures meaningless, say growers
One hundred and seventy owners of post-1989 forests left the Emissions Trading Scheme last year.
View ArticleForesters in the know eye big profits
Savvy forest owners are banking millions of NZUs in the expectation of big profits in the future.
View ArticleBOC boasts fumigant is ozone safe
BOC gases has come up with a non-ozone-damaging fumigant to replace methyl bromide.
View ArticleForest trust for all seeks board members
The Forest Growers' Levy Trust, the new organisation representing the interests of all plantation forest owners, large and small, is calling for nominations for its first elected board.
View ArticleYoung forester happy to play the long game
A young forestry investor says he'll start selling carbon when spot NZUs get to $10.
View ArticleWorld foresters go face to face in Rotorua
Financing forestry to mitigate climate change will be on the agenda when international foresters meet in New Zealand next week.
View ArticleBusiness needs to back deforestation battle
The REDD scheme alone will not combat deforestation - business needs to step up to the plate, says the author of a new book launched in Warsaw this week.
View ArticleMove on carbon units worries foresters
Last week's Government announcement on the future of carbon units after 2015 does nothing to stimulate action to reduce the nation's net greenhouse gas emissions, says the Forest Owners' Association.
View ArticleErrors in forest returns could be costly, says expert
Many forest owners could run into costly penalties for innocent mistakes in their carbon returns, a consultant is warning.
View ArticleSearch is on for native forests carbon
Government officials are reviewing just how much carbon is stored in our native forests.
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