Iwi join Aussies in carbon forestry venture

27 Aug 10 - Six iwi have joined forces with an Australia carbon forestry farmer and are looking to mop up land in the Central North Island.

Govt might have to boost new plantings

20 Aug 10 - The Government should underwrite the growing of millions of forestry seedlings if it wants to meet its climate change planting goal.

Farm leader angers 'foreign-owned' foresters

30 Jul 10 - Federated Farmers have drawn the ire of foresters with a claim that “foreign-owned” forestry companies could destroy New Zealand’s rural economy by turning farmland into carbon forests.

Credits due for pre-1990 forests

30 Jul 10 - Owners of pre-1990 forests can start applying for carbon credits from Sunday.

Foresters: Farmers can't see wood for the trees

16 Jul 10 - The Emissions Trading Scheme makes farm forestry even more viable – but many farmers just don’t get it yet, says the Farm Forestry Association.

Credits market growing, says carbon pioneer

9 Jul 10 - The man who was largely responsible for owners of post-1989 forests getting ownership of their Kyoto carbon credits says the market is building.

Foresters seek timber imports safeguard

2 Jul 10 - Forest owners want New Zealand to follow the lead of the United States and require government confirmation that imported timber has been legally logged.

NZ forest credits sell to Danish Government

18 Jun 10 - The sale of a bundle of New Zealand forestry credits to the Danish Government proves there is a premium market for PFSI credits, says the man who brokered the deal.

Carbon forestry can work, say tree growers

11 Jun 10 - Carbon forestry is a viable option for land owners looking to offset farm emissions and for new income streams, say forest owners.

US climate bill key to Pacific carbon market

4 Jun 10 - A former New Zealand Government official who chaired some of the meetings at the Copenhagen climate change talks says that a move by the United States into a cap-and-trade scheme could lead to a...

Clued-up investors move on forestry blocks

4 Jun 10 - Investors are moving to buy forestry blocks as interest in farming carbon grows.

NZ owners sitting pretty, says forest chief

4 Jun 10 - A “perfect storm” may be brewing for the forest sector, says Forest Owners' chief executive David Rhodes.

Ministry clears up status of carbon brokers

14 May 10 - It’s a case of buyer – or, in this case, seller – beware.

Forest owner pockets second round of millions

7 May 10 - A New Zealand forest owner has once again netted itself millions of dollars from the sale of New Zealand forestry Kyoto credits.

We'd sue Government, say forest owners

30 Apr 10 - The Government would face big compensation claims from forest owners if it scrapped or delayed the emissions trading scheme.

Land use information goes online

23 Apr 10 - The latest land use data is now online.

Why farming chief is turning his back on $30,000

16 Apr 10 - Federated Farmers boss Don Nicolson says he’s not interested in claiming carbon credits for his forest.

ETS delay comes at a cost, warn foresters

9 Apr 10 - Delaying the emissions trading scheme would cost the country more in the long run, say forest owners.

Forest owners flood ministry with returns

9 Apr 10 - The number of forest owners filing carbon emissions returns is up ten-fold on last year.

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