West Coast Forest Accord
In November 1986 this accord was signed between Government, the Conservation Movement and the timber industry. It finalised the production protection split of North and Central Westland native forests and largely ended twenty years of intense public debate. Two-thirds of the lowland forests were given protection and a third zoned for sale to the Forestry Corporation to enable it to meet legal sawlog commitments and to provide the basis for a small scale sustained yield beech scheme. Although minor debates continue on some boundary definition, the Accord remains intact today.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 250, 1 November 1988, Page 31
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94West Coast Forest Accord Forest and Bird, Issue 250, 1 November 1988, Page 31
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