A Guide to Preparing Draft Sustainable Forest Management Plans, Sustainable Forest Management Permit Applications and Annual Logging Plans
About this guide
New Zealand's indigenous forest policy is to maintain our indigenous forests in perpetuity. In keeping with this, Part 3A of the Forests Act 1949 (the Forests Act) was enacted in 1993 to promote the sustainable management of indigenous forest land.
This guide will help owners of indigenous forest landholdings understand the sustainable forest management (SFM) provisions of the Forests Act. It outlines what is involved in preparing:
- a draft SFM Plan;
- an SFM Permit application;
- an Annual Logging Plan.
You should read this guide together with Part 3A of the Forests Act and the Standards and Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of Indigenous Forests.
The Forests Act is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). The provisions of Part 3A are administered by the Sustainable Programmes directorate of MAF Policy.
Standards and Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of Indigenous Forests (MAF, 2009) is available from www.maf.govt.nz/forestry/indigenous-forestry. Please refer to it when you prepare a draft SFM Plan, an SFM Permit application or an Annual Logging Plan.
Contact for Enquiries
Sustainable Programmes
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
14 Sir William Pickering Drive
PO Box 20 280
Bishopdale
Christchurch 8053
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 64 3 943 3700
Fax: 64 3 943 3701
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99 Sala Street
PO Box 1340
Rotorua 3040
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 64 7 921 3400
Fax: 64 7 921 3402
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