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New Zealand Sustainably Forestry Industry Development
Description/achievement of initiative

To actively promote and develop sustainable forest management plans throughout Northland, New Zealand, as a new totara industry initiative.

Implementation methodologies

Networking with private land holding to assess merchant volume of timber and apply sustainable increment growth models.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

By selling timber with a zero carbon emission policy will allow for additional funding in the development of measuring and registering additional forests. This will create an exponential pattern as the SMF Plans are registered for a minimum fifty year term.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Sustainable Forest Management Plans are register with the New Zealand Government body Ministry of Primary Industry, Forestry New Zealand division.

Partner(s)

ForestryPlan.org M&T Ferris forestry partnership.
Progress reports
Goal 15
15.2 - By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
January 2020
Sustainable Forest Management Plans
In-kind contribution
200,000

Basic information
Time-frame: November 2017 - November 2067
Website
Partners
ForestryPlan.org M&T Ferris forestry partnership.
Countries
Contact information
Tim Ferris, Mr, ferristj@hotmail.com
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