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This paper gives an overview of the concerns, perceptions and reactions surrounding ‘Conversions’. Given the universal appreciation of the importance of forests, especially tropical forests, and concern at their potential demise the solution appears to be to simple – either leave them alone or replace the trees that we use. So why has the debate[…]

A landmark transaction of certified forest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions has been completed between the Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) and Natsource Asset Management LLC (Natsource). Natsource, a leading emissions and renewable energy asset manager, bought 60,000 t of carbon emissions reductions on behalf of its clients from a private forest owner represented by PFT.[…]

New wood availability forecasts for the Hawke’s Bay compiled by New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will assist with future regional planning for the forest industry and provide infrastructure agencies with credible data for future planning, says John Vaney, Regional Team Leader with MAF Policy in Rotorua. The forecasts indicate the availability of[…]

A mediator has been appointed to try to broker a deal on the fate of 29,000 acres of giant, 2,000-year-old California redwood trees, which environmentalists and loggers battled over in the 1990s, according to an ENN report. US Judge Richard Schmidt expressed frustration at the slow pace Maxxam subsidiary Pacific Lumber was moving since filing[…]