Canterbury wood availability forecasts for the period 2007–2040
The Canterbury Wood Supply Region has a well-established forest growing and wood processing industry, with some of the earliest New Zealand plantation forests established there.
To assist with regional planning, MAF has compiled wood availability forecasts for the Canterbury region, covering the period 2007 to 2040. These forecasts have been made in association with the region’s major forest owners. The forecasts show the range of harvest volumes potentially available from the planted forest estate of both large and small-scale growers.
Contents
- Disclaimer
- Acknowledgements
- Overview
- Introduction
- Scenarios for radiata pine
- Scenarios for other species
- Data
- Wood availability forecasts for Canterbury
- Concluding comments
- References
- Appendix: Canterbury wood availability forecast for the period 2007–2040
ISBN 978-0-478-31167-9 (Online)
© Crown copyright December 2007 – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Material contained in this report may be reproduced or published without further licence provided it does not claim to be published under government authority, is not reproduced for profit and the source is acknowledged.
Disclaimer
Readers who plan to use these wood availability forecasts for planning or investment decisions are urged to thoroughly review the forecasts, or to engage the services of a professional forestry consultant who is able to interpret the forecasts in the context of specific planning or investment decisions.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) accepts no liability for any errors or omissions. The information does not necessarily represent the views of individual members of the National Exotic Forest Description (NEFD) Steering Committee nor the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Acknowledgements
The wood availability forecasts in this report were produced by Dr Bruce Manley, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury. Project management, forestry data and peer review were provided by John Novis, Paul Lane, Doris Chan, Judith Dennis, Bridget Geard and Geoff Cameron. Dr Jaap Jasperse and Sarah Vaughan provided editorial and publishing services.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry thanks the forest owners, managers and consultants who provided the forest resource and harvesting intentions data that were essential for producing the wood availability forecasts, and for providing input at a workshop on an earlier version of the forecasts.
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