4 Sept 2009
Geoengineering may become the plan B if efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases continue to be insufficient, says the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ). But before that point is reached there is a big potential for New Zealand to plant exotic and indigenous forests, with big gains for biodiversity and negligible impact on food production.
07 Sept 2009
Grant Dodson, chair of the Southern Wood Council, says it's pleasing to see the importance of new forest plantations recognised by the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). He believes Otago and Southland are particularly well positioned because they have ideal growing conditions for Douglas-fir, a longer-rotation tree species that can produce up to twice the standing volume of timber when compared to Radiata pine, and therefore has the potential to absorb twice the amount of carbon.
29 Sept 2009
The wood processing and forest growing association, Woodco, supports the Copenhagen Communiqué on climate change.
01 Oct 2009
Timbercorp's forestry assets have been sold for about $345 million to Australian Bluegum Plantations, a wholly owned subsidiary of US timber investment fund Global Forest Partners.
01 Oct 2009
Demand for NZ emission units (NZUs) from the energy sector is likely to be far greater than first expected, according to a revised analysis by Euan Mason, associate professor at the Canterbury University School of Forestry. This, he says, suggests that the amended scheme will create a demand for large areas of new forest planting.
08 Oct 2009
Scion, the forest production and wood processing Crown Research Institute, has announced a $2.3 million net profit for the past financial year.
14 Oct 2009
New Zealand’s first timber framed modular “box” home, a courtyard show garden and a sustainable farm kitchen are just three of the 48 individual design projects making up the record number of entries received for the 2009 Timber Design Awards. The awards recognise and encourage excellence in building design, engineering and construction using New Zealand timber.
29 Oct 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has granted $4 million to 42 recipients to plant a total of 2688 ha of new forests.
29 Oct 2009
The Queensland Government has put the kibosh on a requirement for green buildings to only source wood from FSC certified plantations.
