Growing a future for our communities

New Brunswick's forestry industry is leading the way for a renewable future.

Certified Sustainable

Third-party forest management certification complements our comprehensive and rigorous forest management laws and regulations. It provides assurance that a forest company is operating legally, sustainably and in compliance with world-recognized standards.

We regrow eveything we use

Forest companies operating in New Brunswick are required to harvest at sustainable rates, and are responsible for the management of the regrowth or replanting of all harvested areas. More than 800 million trees have been planted in NB since 1987.

On the Path to Net-Zero

From pulp mills using "wood waste" as a biofuel to power their operations, to wood fibre being used as a sustainable manufacturing alternative for everyday essential products, our sector is leading the way in building a more sustainable future for Canadians.

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of NB's forests are 3rd party certified for sustainability

Canada wide, 45% of forests are 3rd party certified.

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NB harvests aproximately 1.4% of our managed forests, and 100% is replanted or regrown.

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Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions since 1990

Forest management for our future

New Brunswick's forest sector contributes to and facilitates significant economic activity and employment opportunities in every region of the province.

 

More than 10,000 New Brunswick residents are directly employed in the forestry sector, with an additional 16,000 people employed indirectly. New Brunswick exports around $2.8 Billion of forest products annually, the second largest industrial export next to oil and gas.

 

Learn more about how our forests represent an economic future for New Brunswick communities.

Drone photo in winter of forestry complex in Fredericton

Forest NB - helping to grow a future for our communities.

About Forest NB

Forest NB is a non-profit industry association representing the forest products sector in dealings with government and the public. Our members manufacture diverse products from renewable forest resources including pulp, paper, solid wood, pellets, composite panels, specialty products, and much more.

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1350 Regent st, Suite 210

Fredericton, NB, E3C 2G6

(506) 452-6930

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Recent Forest NB News

Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association – Atlantic Truck Show – June 7 & 8, 2019

April 23, 2019

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2019 Industry Forum and Forest NB & ARPFNB AGMs

April 11, 2019

   

2019 Forest NB Annual General Meeting and Industry Forum – Presentations

April 5, 2019

PONSSE Presentation – Digitalization & Information Management Prof. Herb Emery, UNB – Labour Supply Challenges for NB Forest Sector – Presentation BDC – Digital Stack Awareness Presentation Prof. Thom Erdle, UNB – Presentation: Capturing the Dual Benefits of Intensification  

Forest Sector Professionnals Concerned About Bill 9 and The Softwood Lumber Agreement (Can-US)

March 15, 2019

15 March 2019 FREDERICTON, N.B. – 2019 Industry Forum and the annual general meetings of Forest NB and the Association of Registered Foresters of New Brunswick (ARPFNB) welcomed several forest sector professionals and leaders as well as Premier Blaine Higgs and Minster of Energy and Resource Development, Mike Holland. On March 13, New Brunswick Premier…

Health Canada Concludes No Concerns with Glyphosate

January 11, 2019

11 January 2019 FREDERICTON, NB – On January 11, 2019, Health Canada issued a statement that objections raised over glyphosate could not be scientifically supported when considering the entire body of relevant data. Health Canada also states there is no pesticide regulatory authority in the world that currently considers glyphosate to be a cancer risk…

2019 Industry Forum & Forest NB/ARPFNB AGM’s -“Forests for the Future”

January 9, 2019

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