Forestry services firm PF Olsen Ltd has announced a replacement CEO for Peter Clark when he steps down at the end of September this year. Te Kapunga Dewes will join PF Olsen Ltd, the Rotorua headquartered company as CEO. Mr Dewes has a strong background in forestry and wood processing and for 7 years was[…]
Te Uru Rakau and Ngati Hine Forestry Trust have signed a joint venture to plant and manage about 3,600 hectares of pine trees in the far North, Forestry Minister Shane Jones announced late last week. “This marks the first joint venture negotiated under the One Billion Trees programme with Ngati Hine Forestry Trust and[…]
Coillte predicts Irish forestry will double in value to nearly €5bn. But chief executive Fergal Leamy insists State is slow to embrace sector’s potential reports Eoin Burke-Kennedy – Irish Times. The chief executive of Coillte estimates that output from Irish forestry will double in value to nearly €5 billion over the next 10 years, as[…]
David Pelly MA MSc has joined Tilhill Forestry’s Investment and Property team. His appointment adds to the wealth of knowledge and resources Tilhill can provide to people wanting to invest in the forestry sector. Pelly who lives in South Queensferry, Scotland, has taken on the role of Investment Forester after joining from forestry agents John[…]
New Zealand’s Forestry Minister Shane Jones on Friday announced the formation of a new Ministerial advisory group to provide independent advice about the forestry sector and how Government and industry can work together to deliver outcomes for New Zealand. The Forestry Ministerial Advisory Group is made up of ten forestry experts who will provide industry perspectives[…]
In celebration of Earth Day at Bleckley Elementary School, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), made a landmark announcement for the agency recognizing that forest biomass is a carbon neutral renewable energy source. COCHRAN, GA. (PRWEB) APRIL 23, 2018 Biomass In celebration of Earth Day at Bleckley Elementary School, Scott Pruitt,[…]
New Zealand’s forestry exports are forecast to rise nearly 11% in the year ending June 2018 to NZ$42.2 billion. This would be the largest annual increase since 2014, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) latest quarterly update. “Our Situation and outlook for primary industries report shows export revenue across all of the sectors[…]
Streamlining applications for overseas ownership in New Zealand forests clarifies investment signals. The Forest Owners Association says streamlining the application process for overseas investment in New Zealand forests is a major step forward and will make clear to potential investors that New Zealand has a positive forest future. The Associate Minister of Finance David Parker[…]
Pine trees moving across Gisborne’s port meet an astonishing six percent of China’s total international demand for soft wood, says Eastland Port General Manager Andrew Gaddum. The January to June 2017 figures extracted from online industry newsletter WoodWeek reiterate what a significant player this region is in a global business, worth billions. “Six percent may[…]
Payments from polluters in rich countries to tropical communities in exchange for slowing deforestation may soon play a bigger role in combating climate change if problems like measuring preservation efforts can be overcome. It’s a bit of a minefield,” Michael Brune, the executive director of nonprofit group the Rainforest Action Network, told the Reuters Global[…]