Agri-Business
FII calls for 'major transition' for timber construction
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has endorsed the latest report from the Climate Change Action Committee (CCAC), which advocates for a...
FII
Forestry
Forestry has been 'sidetracked into niche activity' - FII
Forestry Industries Ireland (FII) has said that Ireland’s “once large scale” commercial forestry model has become “side-tracked” and is becoming...
Forestry
FII concerned about elements of draft hen harrier plan
Forest Industries Ireland (FFI), the national trade association within Ibec, has voiced concerns about the government’s draft Hen Harrier Threat...
Forestry
FII: Climate targets in ag and land use 'will not be met'
Forestry Industries Ireland (FII) have said that climate change targets for the agricultural and land use sector will not be...
Forestry
FII 'seriously concerned over underperformance' of forestry incentives
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has expressed “serious concern” over what it calls “ongoing underperformance” of payments to incentivise new forest...
Forestry
7 key actions urged with 4,500 forest licences now awaiting approval
There are now more than 4,500 licences in the forestry sector awaiting approval from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Forestry
'Stop spreading misinformation about Sitka spruce' - FII
Small minority protestor groups need to “stop spreading misinformation about Sitka spruce forestry” which is a “farming crop just like...
Forestry
'Urgent review of the forestry appeals process is welcome' - Forest Industries Ireland
“An urgent review of the forestry appeals process – needed to streamline existing bureaucracy and inefficient practices that inhibit the...
Forestry
Political parties urged to utilise 'biggest weapon to tackle climate change'
Ibec industry body Forest Industries Ireland (FII) launched its General Election 2020 manifesto for political parties yesterday, Thursday, January 23....
Forestry
1,000 jobs 'immediately at risk' in €2 billion forestry sector
The Irish forest sector is facing a deepening crisis with at least 1,000 jobs immediately at risk in the forest...
Forestry
Forests can provide 20% of Irish climate solution - conference
Managed forests in Ireland have the potential to provide 20% of our climate change solution and are the most scalable...
Forestry
Talking Timber 2019: 'Making the most cents out of harvesting'
Teagasc’s Forestry Development Department is running two conifer timber marketing events – “Talking Timber” – next week. These timber events...
Forestry
Forestry industry to double supplies by 2035 - FII
The Irish forestry industry is forecast to double its supply of raw material by 2035, compared to its 2017 levels,...