24 Oct 2011
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has adopted final regulations for the world's second largest cap-and-trade system, despite unresolved concerns over allowance allocations, buyer liability for offsets and the size of the overall market.
Forestry News
UN: legally binding climate deal achievable
21 Oct 2011
A legally-binding post-2012 climate agreement is achievable, said the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres – but not this year.NMIT building scoops awards
12 Oct 2011
The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scored the awards for commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards for 2011.Beech market workshop this month
11 Oct 2011
The University of Canterbury School of Forestry is conducting a one-day workshop on expanding the market for NZ beech timber. Red and silver beech timbers have excellent properties for furniture, and interior joinery in buildings and can be grown sustainably to marketable size within 60 years.Export stats: a tale of two markets
10 Oct 2011
New Zealand wood panels are being used for reconstruction in Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.Rapid growth continues in China's forest sector
05 Oct 2011
The total output value of China's forest industry reached 1.66 trillion yuan ($US255 billion) in the first eight months of 2011, up 9% from the same period last year.Diverse image of forestry workforce may surprise many
06 Oct 2011
With the end of the school year looming, and a new batch of young people now seriously considering their future career options there is a need to set straight a few myths about the forest industry as a place to work.Forest and wood sector a source of strength for NZ economy
06 Oct 2011
New Zealand’s Forest and Wood sector is a major player in terms of its contribution to New Zealand’s economic performance. The findings are contained in a report by NZIER that was commissioned by NZ Wood for the Wood Council of New Zealand (Woodco).Ngai Tahu forest sale to Swiss approved by OIO
04 Oct 2011
The Overseas Investment Office approved the sale of 22,000 hectares of land to foreigners in August, most of it for forest development. In the biggest deal, a Swiss family-owned company, Corisol New Zealand, was cleared to buy more than 18,000 hectares of forestry land in Canterbury from Ngai Tahu Forest Estates for $22.9 million.