Forestry production and trade statistics are collected every quarter to detail the production, trade and other forestry activities in New Zealand. An annual report is also completed. Forestry production and trade data provides information about forestry production in New Zealand, [ More ] [ Read More ]
New regulations will see large forest owners in the Emissions Trading Scheme using personalised carbon measurement information for their emissions returns, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry says. The Field Measurement Approach (FMA) will be compulsory for all forest owners with [ More ] [ Read More ]
New Zealand foresters are seeking to introduce an Australian wasp parasite to protect eucalyptus plantations from an predatory Australian moth which is threatening to cause millions of dollars worth damage.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries says the gum leaf skeletoniser [ More ] [ Read More ]
Key points – compared with the same quarter of the previous year (December 2008) include:
Total roundwood volume harvested this quarter was an estimated 5.5 million cubic metres, the largest December quarter harvest volume since 2002.
Total log export volume [ More ] [ Read More ]
Thousands of hectares of recently deforested land is lying fallow because under the emissions trading scheme owners can’t afford to convert it to other uses. [ Read More ]
