The Carbon Forestry 2026 Conference, held in Rotorua on 4–5 August, brought together forest managers, investors, industry leaders and government representatives to explore some of the big questions facing carbon forestry. The Government’s commitment to forestry was reinforced by Climate ...

This year, Carbon Forestry 2026 is taking place on 4–5 August 2026 at the Distinction Hotel in Rotorua. Following a sold-out 2025 event that attracted more than 300 delegates, this year’s conference reflects a major shift in the sector as ...

Following a sold-out event in 2025 that saw over 300 industry leaders gather to discuss a sector “at the crossroads,” Innovatek has officially launched the programme for Carbon Forestry 2026. Scheduled for 4-5 August 2026 in Rotorua, the conference arrives ...

Robust, time-sequenced calculations of carbon in different landscapes across Aotearoa are essential to support sensible conclusions about future national carbon inventory goals and commitments. Back in 2002, to establish a baseline, a nationally representative forest inventory plot network (the Land ...

As the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme – Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill moves through Parliament, opposition to carbon forestry is reaching a crescendo. It is timely to take stock of why carbon forests exist and the broader benefits they ...

In August 2025, over 300 industry leaders, corporate emitters, and investors gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand – and virtually online – for Carbon Forestry 2025, the region’s premier event on carbon markets and forestry investment. Now firmly established as the ...

The Carbon Forestry Conference 2025 programme is now live, with registrations open. This year’s event features a robust lineup of speakers and panellists, including a wider range of local carbon specialists and international carbon forestry companies—making the programme stronger than ...

It’s that time of year again! Carbon Forestry 2025 is New Zealand’s premier event for the sector. Last year, the event hosted over 250 industry leaders, and in 2025, with the stakes higher than ever, you won’t want to miss it. Join ...

One of the world’s largest carbon offset projects faces an uncertain future after Indonesia revoked its licence for violating local regulations. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s action targets a project spanning over 36,000 hectares in Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Since 2013, ...

As scheduled, the Ministry for the Environment (“MfE”) have released their annual public consultation document on the NZ ETS auction settings. This is in response to advice on ETS Settings from the Climate Change Commission (“CCC”) that was submitted to the Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts two ...

The impact of Aotearoa’s main tool in the fight against climate change could be heightened if five sectors were better regulated, according to a new study. New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is being let down by several critical sectors, according ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has just released the latest NZ forest nursery figures, showing a reduction of pine seedling production in 2022 of 114 million – down to 113.2 million in 2023. Seedling production had increased every year ...