FORESTRY AND COMMUNITY: A SCOPING STUDY OF THE IMPACT' OF EXOTIC
FORESTRY ON RURAL NEW ZEALAND COMMUNITIES SINCE 1980
MAF Policy Technical Paper 94/8
ISSN: 1171-4662
ISBN: 0-478-07359-3
A Report for the Rural Resources Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Wellington
by
University of Otago Consulting Group
Dunedin
September 1993
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FOREWORD
A key outcome of the work required of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) is benefit to all New Zealanders from the resource base for agriculture being used in the most productive and sustainable way'. In encouraging the uses of rural land resources in sustainable ways, MAF's focus has, of necessity, broadened into a more holistic approach which encompasses multi-disciplinary and interdepartmental interests. In particular, the recent trend for farm owners to develop forestry plantations as a long term crop, has drawn attention to the need for greater understanding of the impacts of such land use diversification. These changes will result in new or different infrastructural and servicing requirements and this has implications for rural communities and the transportation and processing sectors.
In debating the need for analysis of these changes, it was noted that there was considerable literature on the social and economic impacts on forestry development on agricultural communities. Dr Ruth Houghton from the Otago University Consulting Group was commissioned to bring this information together for consideration by MAF and also the Ministry of Forestry (MOF), before further work was undertaken.
This technical paper brings together the findings of an extensive, but in the event largely unhelpful, literature search. The report was tabled at a meeting of people interested in land use change from government, environmental, university and rural backgrounds in late December 1993. At this meeting it was considered important for government (MAF/MoF) to continue its work on exploring the socio-economic implications for agricultural communities and associated industries, of forestry development.
| Alan Walker Director Rural Resources MAF Policy |
Dr Ann Pomeroy Manager Rural Affairs MAF Policy |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to thank Nicola Young and Karen Brewster for the valuable work they have done for the literature search and review reported in Chapter 3, Bibliography and Annotated Bibliography.
This work was funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Policy. We thank Dr Ann Pomeroy for her advice.
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Rural Affairs Coordinator
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0675
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