This category contains the Memorandum of Understanding between FOA, FFA and Federated Farmers, signed on 19 November 2013, to develop general guidance to assist in managing relationships between forest owners/managers (Forest Managers) and their farming neighbours (Farmers), to promote co-operation and constructive neighbourly relations

This category contains articles from representatives of the New Zealand forest industry. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the NZ Forest Owners Association.

Articles and publications from FOA on climate change and forestry.

Note - the Environmental Code of Practise and A5 BEP Field Guide are currently both out of print and unavailable except as .pdf download for ECoP provided below.

The 2015 Code Eliminating Alcohol & Other Drugs From the Workplace is now available and was published in June 2015. It replaces the 2008  release.

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Report  - Plantation forest statistics - Contribution of forestry to New Zealand - is now available in this section for download (21 March 2017)

Documents relating to the environment.

Trees for Steep Slopes (2018)

The Joint NZ Farm Forestry Association/Forest Owners Association (NZFFA/FOA) Environment committee commissioned this report to consider and explore species and management options that might minimise soil erosion in highly erodible hill country while maintaining productivity of the land.

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The Environmental Code of Practice is available for download in the Codes folder

Environmental accords such as Eliminating Illegal Forest Products in New Zealand and the Climate Change Accord are filed in the Agreements & Accords folder

PSWP documents available in the Water section of the Environment category.

For information on fire research programmes visit the Extreme Fire section on the Forest Growers Research website

General forest biosecurity documents.

For Forest Biosecurity Workshop reports go to FOA conferences and workshops section.

Further resources are available on the Safetree website

2017 Annual Research Report

This folder contains speeches and presentations given by the Chief Executive and other representatives of the FOA as well as presentations to industry conferences / workshops.

• For presentations made at FOA hosted conferences or workshops see FOA Workshop & Conference folder
  
  
• Presentations made at the Forest Growing Conferences are available on the FOA Research website

• Forest Hygience Policy for International Visitors & Staff Returning from Overseas is available in the Forest Health folder
• Environmental Code of Practice is available in the Codes of Practice folder
• Hi Viz Guidelines 2012 - see the Members Services section

This folder contains publications and information on sustainable forest management.

• The Joint Australia/NZ submission to Forest Stewardship Council pesticide review (September 2005)  is available in the Submissions folder
• A National Industry Standard for Sustainable Plantation Forest Management (November 2005) is available in the Standards & Guidelines folder

This folder contains a selection of papers and technical information on various topics of discussion within the forest industry

This folder holds documents, publications and items available on the topic of training and careers.  Additional information is available at forestrycareers.nz

• The Drug & Alcohol Code of Practice is available for download in the Codes of Practice folder
• Health and Safety documents are available in the Health & Safety category or on the Safetree website

• The Log Transport Safety Accord is available for download in the Agreements & Accords folder