New Zealand

Name
New Zealand
ISO
NZ
Region
Australia

Risk

Deforestation
No
Transhipment
No
Labour Rights & H&S
No
Environment
No
Biodiversity
Yes

Forest Area

Land Area
26,331,000 ha
Forest Area
10,152,200 ha (38.6%)
FSC Forest Area
1,238,160 ha (12.2%)
FSC CoCs
150
PEFC CoCs
27

Paper Mills 2

Mill
Kinleith
Carter Holt Harvey
Tasman
CHH

Forest Legislations 2

7 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
20 Forestry Encouragement Act 1962

Major Threats to New Zealand's Environment Highlighted in Government Report

EcoWatch, 18 Apr 2019

New Zealand is losing native flora and fauna at an unprecedented rate, primarily because of invasive species.

Australia’s delays on palm oil labelling ‘hastening deforestation and orangutan deaths’

Guardian, 5 Dec 2016

Australia haven’t had a palm oil labelling in place after a proposal requiring palm oils to be specifically listed on food labels under consideration by Australia and New Zealand ministers for more than five years. Environmentalists warn that the repeated delays in Australia on mandatory palm oil labelling allows deforestation and the destruction of orangutan habitats.