2 How to make submissions
The consultation period for this policy will run until 31 March 2006. Please ensure that your submission reaches MAF by then.
We are particularly interested in receiving feedback on the five consultation questions (you can use the submission form).
Please send your submission to:
Alison Watson
Forestry Policy Analyst
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
Or email it to: alison.watson@maf.govt.nz
The information you send us may be passed to colleagues within MAF and to other relevant government departments, and published in a summary of responses received.
If you want your name or response to be kept confidential, you must state this clearly in your response. Confidential responses will be included in the statistical summary about the number of submissions received, the comments received and the views expressed. Confidential responses will not be quoted directly or attributed to your organisation in any summary document.
Remember to indicate on your feedback form whether you would like to be a part of our focus group meetings.
We recognise the need to address the global problem of illegal logging and associated trade. This proposed approach marks the first step towards developing a New Zealand policy to combat this problem. It represents work throughout the first part of 2005 that we have carried out to identify illegal logging issues and search for practical strategies that we can implement to help address them.
The purpose of this paper is to:
- propose broad policy goals, objectives and action steps towards a New Zealand approach to help address illegal logging and associated trade;
- invite your submissions on the proposed approach, and hear where you think New Zealand action can make the biggest difference;
- provide background information on illegal logging and associated trade.
This paper starts with a short description of what illegal logging is, and why New Zealand should be concerned about it. The proposed policy for addressing illegal logging is described, and a rational for the approach is given. The document concludes with a discussion, in the form of questions and answers, about illegal logging and associated trade issues.
If you would like further copies of this consultation document it can be found at www.maf.govt.nz/forestry/ or you can request copies from Alison Watson (email alison.watson@maf.govt.nz or phone 04-894 0678).
Following the submission process, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will hold focus group meetings with key stakeholders on the proposed policy. Please indicate on your feedback form whether you would like to be a part of these discussions. The aim of these meetings will be to discuss feedback from the submission process and ways to improve or move forward to reaching a preferred New Zealand policy approach.
Contact for Enquiries
Senior Policy Analyst
International Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0650
Fax: +64 4 894 0742
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