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FII: Economic value of Sitka spruce 'increasingly apparent'
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said that timber, predominately from Sitka spruce, worth over €2 billion will be harvested over...
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Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said that timber, predominately from Sitka spruce, worth over €2 billion will be harvested over...
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The Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has claimed that less that 1,500ha of new forestry will be...
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued three afforestation licences in the first week of 2024. According...
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 88 afforestation licences in 2023, compared to over 700 in...
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The Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has said it is “imperative” that there is a “substantial improvement”...
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A total of 22 afforestation licences were issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in November...
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The average waiting time for private felling licence decisions in 2022 was more twice the waiting time for Coillte applications....
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An area of just over 1,600ha of forestry has been planted so far this year, according to latest figures from...
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The government is “failing” to deliver on forestry because afforestation licensing figures are continuing “to drop”, despite the roll out...
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Farmland is available for forestry but farmers remain “extremely cautious”, a new paper published by the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA)...
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued 42 afforestation licences to date this year. This is...
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Minister of State with responsibility for land use and biodiversity, Pippa Hackett has confirmed that there is no target in...
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The opening of the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) under Ireland’s new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 has been announced today (Wednesday,...
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The new Forestry Programme “runs the risk of being plagued by the same issues as the previous programme”, according to...
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An area of almost 100ha has been planted so far this month, however no new afforestation licences have been issued...
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Farmers, private landowners and companies planting forestry can avail of an €18/m payment to fence off forestry to prevent damage...
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There are currently 179 permanent staff members working in the forestry divisions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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The afforestation licensing system has been labelled a “resounding failure” by the Rural Independent Group as only 12 licences for...