Posts Tagged ‘MAF’

Feb
9

Friday Offcuts 5 Feb 2010

So, what’s in the water in Australia at the moment? Forward thinking and ambitious planning is being undertaken by the forestry industry to grow the industry, encourage innovation, improve profitability and attract investment.

In this issue:

So, who’s buying NZ carbon credits? Log [ More ] [ Read More ]

Jan
26

Increased opportunities for forest industry

A steady increase in regional wood availability will lead to new opportunities for the Northland wood processing sector and the wider community, say the authors of the latest wood availability forecast report. [ Read More ]

Jan
26

Greens have solutions to forestry downturn

Today’s news that the total area of forest in New Zealand has reduced by 14,000 hectares highlights the need for sustainable Green New Deal forestry solutions, the Green Party said today. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry figures also show ... [ Read More ]

Jan
26

National Exotic Forest Description for 2009

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry today made public the provisional data from its A National Exotic Forest Description (NEFD) report on its website. The NEFD 2009 provisional release provides a detailed description of New Zealand’s planted forests ... [ Read More ]

Dec
12

New Zealand rejects accusation of “cheating” in forestry proposals at Copenhagen

New Zealand officials have rejected claims by Canadian conservation groups that proposals to change the carbon accounting rules for harvested forests was “cheating”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry adviser Bryan Smith said the use of exotic plantation trees as carbon "sinks" [ More ] [ Read More ]