Posts Tagged ‘forest nb’
Forest Industry Managing for Maple Syrup Ambitions at Own Risk
The organization representing New Brunswick maple syrup producers have recently voiced their dissatisfaction with the pace at which additional public land leases have been made available to syrup producers. It is disappointing to see the New Brunswick Maple Syrup Association support a campaign that disparages existing forest product companies when they should be seeking opportunities…
Read MoreSustainable Forestry Practices Don’t Result in Deforestation
Canada’s commitment in signing on to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use during COP26 to end global deforestation is an important one. Over 100 countries, comprising over 90% of the world’s forests, have committed to the efforts and funding to halt and reverse global forest loss and degradation by 2030.There is some…
Read MoreEconomic Recovery and Climate Change: Forest Sector Contributions to a Low Carbon Economy
As we find ourselves learning to live with a global pandemic, we are also facing some realities that have long been hovering at the edges of our collective conscious. Racism is real. Climate change is happening now. Economic health is directly linked to social and environmental health. We’re witnessing and being impacted by disease, natural…
Read MorePress Release : LACK OF ACTION ON RAIL BLOCKADES CONCERNS NEW BRUNSWICK FOREST SECTOR
Press Release LACK OF ACTION ON RAIL BLOCKADES CONCERNS NEW BRUNSWICK FOREST SECTOR Fredericton & Feb. 20 – Forest NB believes it imperative to weigh in on the matter of ongoing rail and other infrastructure blockades taking place in various parts of the country. We are very concerned with the lack of action being taken…
Read MoreLargest crowd to date at Forest NB 60th annual general meeting and industry forum
Nearly 140 forestry professionals and industry stakeholders gathered at the Crowne Plaza March 1 for Forest NB’s 60th Annual General Meeting and Industry Forum. The event included networking opportunities, industry related discussions and topical presentations on the status of New Brunswick’s forest industry. Presentations addressed a number of sector-related topics including a workplace safety discussion…
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