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Climate Change Policy and the New Zealand Forest Industry

Bruce Chapman Manager Government Relations

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The New Zealand Forest Industry

· 99% exotic spp

· 90% Radiata Pine

· 1.8 million ha plantation forest – Private Ownership

· 7% of national land area

· 22 – 28 m3 per annum

· Maturity in 28 years

· Annual harvest exceeded 23 million m3 (to March 2003)

· Projected to increase to 36 million M3 in 10 years

· Employs 100,000 people in mainly rural communities

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The New Zealand Forest Industry (2)

· Sustainable forest management regime – stringent

legislative and voluntary obligations through NZ Forests

Accord and Principles For Management of Plantation Forests

· One third FSC certified

· National Certification Standard well advanced

· Indigenous forests 23% of land area but those in public

ownership do not permit any harvesting

· 1% of national production from sustainable private

indigenous forests

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Markets

· 60-70 % by volume exported to global markets

· NZ$3.7 billion (March 2003)

· 3rd largest export earner

· 12 % of NZ’s total exports

· 1.1 % global trade

· 8.8% Asia Pacific trade

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NZ Greenhouse Emissions By Sector

5%

15%

8%

56%

4% 4%

8%

Electricity Generation

Transport

Manufacturing & PrimaryProcessingEnergy - Other

Agriculture

Industrial Processes

Waste

•Agriculture is NZ’s leading greenhouse emitter

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NZ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CH447%

CO233%

N2O20%

CH440%

CO243%

N2O17%

•Despite an increase in CO2, methane remains a major source of NZ greenhouse emissions

1990

2010

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New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Balance 1990 - 2012

55 365(105)(25)75365

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