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.
of NB's forests are 3rd party certified for sustainability
Canada wide, 45% of forests are 3rd party certified.
NB harvests aproximately 1.4% of our managed forests, and 100% is replanted or regrown.
Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions since 1990
Forest NB - helping to grow a future for our communities.
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.
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments about Forest NB, we'd be happy to hear from you.
1350 Regent st, Suite 210
Fredericton, NB, E3C 2G6
(506) 452-6930
admin@forestnb.com
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Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association – Atlantic Truck Show – June 7 & 8, 2019
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2019 Forest NB Annual General Meeting and Industry Forum – Presentations
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)
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…
Carbon Pricing-Is Anyone Listening?
Carbon Pricing – Is anyone listening? Since I presented to the Select Committee on climate Change in September of 2016, Forest NB and the industry it represents has and continues to demonstrate support for action to be taken to address the effects of climate change and mitigate further impacts of global warming upon our province,…