The NZ Environmental Code of Practice for Plantation Forestry (E-CoP) is intended to replace the New Zealand Forestry Code of Practice (the LIRO Code) that was first published in 1990 and revised in 1993. The new code up-dates the information contained in the original LIRO Code; however, the focus has also been expanded to include a section setting out industry best environmental practices (BEPs). The Code aims to be a key reference tool to a wide range of parties involved in managing forests by providing information on environmental values, how such values should be assimilated into operational planning, other references and resources as well as the beps. It may also serve as a useful framework for training purposes. The BEP section is intended as a tool-kit; describing a range of management options that could be applied to a particular situation. It is up to the planner or operator to consider all the relevant factors, on a site by site basis, and decide which one (or more) of the options provided is most applicable. The provision and exercise of such discretion for the planner or operator means that it is not suitable or appropriate for any regulatory body to require blanket compliance with this code.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
FITEC

Region
Asia Pacific

Biome
All

Forest Type
Planted forest

Primary Designated Function
Production