26 July 2009
New reports released today on the economic and forestry aspects of climate change policy will help inform Government decisions on New Zealand’s 2020 emissions target and policy on emissions trading, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says.
28 July 2009
WPI International (WPI) Managing Director David Anderson today told the 65 staff at the Prime Sawmill in Gisborne that the company believed it was no longer possible to keep the mill running in the face of a downturn in international prices and a continued high New Zealand dollar.
27 July 2009
The Australian Government has committed $A5 million to the Forest Industries Climate Change Research Fund, a new grants programme to address major knowledge gaps about the impact of climate change on forestry and forest industries in Australia. The fund will assist the industry to better understand the implications of climate change and build industry capacity to adapt to predicted scenarios and capitalise on emerging mitigation opportunities.
29 July 2009
It can be just as environmentally friendly to ship timber from New Zealand to distant markets than it is for those markets to use timber sourced more locally, a new study shows.
29 July 2009
The world’s largest transaction to date involving a purchase and sale of forestry AAUs from New Zealand has just taken place. This is also the first purchase of forestry AAUs from New Zealand by a European buyer.
31 July 2009
The sale process of Matariki Forests has concluded with the shareholders making the decision to retain the assets.
04 Aug 2009
Six New Zealand fire managers will form part of a 30-strong contingent from Australia and New Zealand to help tackle the wildfires burning in Canada, says Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy.
06 Aug 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has released a discussion document titled SILNA Forests: Review of the 2002 Policy and the Implementation Package.
06 Aug 2009
A UN study says the economic crisis has pushed the European and the US forestry sectors into deep recession.
