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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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

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Recent Forest NB News

Highlights of Forest NB – 2018 Annual General Meeeting & Industry Forum – March 28-29, 2018

June 12, 2018

Slide show presentation of our 2018 AGM Forum  

Big-Brothers and Big Sisters of Fredericton, Oromocto Inc.

June 6, 2018

  Mike Legere, Executive Director of Forest NB presented a cheque to Rhonda Rogers of Big-Brothers and Big Sisters of Fredericton, Oromocto Inc. Thank you to Glen Warman of Marwood – Outgoing Chairman of Forest NB for choosing Big-Brothers and Big Sisters of Fredericton, Oromocto Inc., as this years Donation recipient on behalf of our…

New Brunswick Forest Industry Economic Impacts

March 29, 2018

Forestry is part of New Brunswick. It’s ingrained in our people, our province, and our economy. We do so much with this resource and we’re sharing the impact it’s having every day, in the lives of New Brunswickers.

Adam Douthwright

December 13, 2017

  Congratulations to Adam Douthwright from Tide Head for earning the $1000 Forest NB Ernie Strickland Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year. Adam is enrolled full time at St. Francis Xavier University, studying Education. Forest NB has awarded the Ernie Strickland Memorial Scholarship annually since 1998. Ernie Strickland, who passed away in 1996, was an instructor at the Maritime…

Atlantic Teachers Tour

August 16, 2017

The Atlantic Teachers Tour has been a long-standing initiative of forest sector partners with the goal of providing educators with an on the ground experience of forest management and to provide some real-world references and resources for lesson planning. The tour is made possible through the help of the provincial departments of natural resources, industry…

Statement from New Brunswick Lumber Producers Regarding Countervailing Duties on Exports of Lumber to the United States

April 27, 2017

25 April 2017 – For Immediate Release FREDERICTON, N.B. – The announcement of a 19.88% countervailing duty (CVD) by the US Department of Commerce (US DOC) for NB softwood lumber producers is very tough news – not only for our mills but for the rural communities where we live and work. The assessment of a…

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