West Coast Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecast - June 2008
1 Introduction
This report provides a new wood availability forecast to 2015 for the West Coast region. It has been prepared in co-operation with the two major forest owners in the region and with advice from prominent forestry consultants.
The report also provides information on the forest and wood processing industries in the region. Comments on the wood availability forecasts and on the opportunities and constraints facing the region’s forest industry are included.
The information in this report is intended to assist the forest industry, planners, and infrastructure and service providers in assessing wood processing opportunities, resource management planning, and infrastructure issues. It will also assist the public understand the nature of the forest industry on the West Coast.
References to the West Coast region include the land areas of Buller, Grey and Westland District Councils, a total of about 2 335 000 hectares.
The report is one of a series of publications on regional forest industries and wood availability forecasts.
Readers who intend using the wood availability forecast for planning or investment decisions are urged to thoroughly review the forecast or engage the services of a professional forestry consultant who is able to interpret the forecast in the context of specific planning or investment decisions.
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