04 Dec 2009
The Green Party has proposed the planting 665,000 hectares of new forests as part of what they call the Green New Deal.
Forestry News
Copenhagen: time running out for forestry
11 Dec 2009
The Copenhagen climate change conference must make progress on land use and land change issues by this weekend, says the chief executive of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association.
Forestry needs more recognition in Copenhagen
18 Dec 2009
Representatives of European forest owners and wood processing industries have urged the negotiating parties in Copenhagen to take into account the potential of forestry to mitigate climate change and include them in its conclusions towards an international climate change agreement.
Matariki Forests Announces $167 million investment by Phaunos
24 Dec 2009
Matariki Forests is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Phaunos Timber Fund Limited for a NZD 167 million investment in the Matariki Forestry Group, subject to New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office approval.
New spray mixture effective against wildings
11 Jan 2010
A spray mixture being trialled around Queenstown to rid the high country of wilding pines is attracting interest from around New Zealand, according to One News..
Indonesian forestry plan undermines carbon cuts: Greenomics
12 Jan 2010
Despite its government’s pledge to reduce Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2020, forestry emissions are likely to increase emissions by up to 850 million tonnes in the next 10 years, Greenomics Indonesia has reported.
Port of Tauranga trials new lighting system to beat bugs
12 Jan 2010
The Port of Tauranga is trialling a new lighting system at its Mt Maunganui site to deter flying insects from attacking sawn timber and logs destined for export. The system is intended to reduce pest contamination of forest products in an environmentally-friendly way.
Scion fuels bi-lateral bioenergy talks
26 Jan 2010
Crown Research Institute Scion yesterday hosted a high profile delegation at a workshop to discuss US-NZ research collaborations in bioenergy. The workshop, held at Scion’s Rotorua campus, was part of the wider programme of the New Zealand-United States Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation.
Preparing forest owners for the Big One
1 Feb 2010
Mountain pine beetle has killed more than one billion trees in British Columbia (photo) and once thriving forestry cities may well become ghost towns. Korea has banned log imports from Chile because of the perceived threat of a newly discovered Phytopthora that causes disease in radiata pine.