Page 37 Advertisements Column 2

Press, 10 December 1983, Page 37

ne day recently, the New Zealand Forest Industry planted its one millionth hectare of forest. On that same day, over 140 New Zealanders were born. A nation and a nation's wealth. Growing together. - = = _ y < f I .4 Ifshnly , • i s * r =-• ■ / - SHF QI E ... gga gh few JMB HBjg r^.jgjSr£OHi lF 4 i # |Es lit "sB - S fc Lilinr A m.%11 sg^====~-_~~.=r — IFi < v, : h _ s l\i£ IP; nrW mH BBss It® I In) Bsa il H ® A ; R Hr® K r ft n —T T n economic terms, forests represent $550 ~ T What wc plant today JL million a year or up to 10% of ail export hmpioyinent jor over nur rhilrlrpn will nppd earnings from just 4% of land usage while also 45,000 New Zealanders, our cnitaren Will neea providing New Zealanders with self-sufficiency 1... tomorrow. in wood resources. And it’s growing. A forest enriches everyone Recreation and ——— relaxation, for example. Places for backpackers, Since realising the importance of having our Up tO 10% of all export hunters, fishermen. own renewable forest, the New Zealand earnlngS, and growing. A habitat for wildlife. Protection for sources of Forest Service, and private industry, have 1 --J fresh water. Protection of hill country soils and established plantations covering one million escape from urban pressures, hectares. A heritage for future generations. By the year 2000 it is predicted that overseas Because what we plant today, our children will earnings from our timber industry will pass ForCStS need tomorrow. the $1 billion mark. * N_ A renewable resource. ew Zealand’s commercial forests are now |ne Forest Industry provides employment a • among the most productive and expertly £ for over 45 ()00 New Zea landers, with A grOWltlg pTOSpCrity» managed in the world. They have transformed more j o b s being created as forests continue ( previously low producing land and brought t 0 j ncrease an d demand grows for forest products. e -' prosperity. So planting continues. " i«g ° f 7 Ja|. . j t T/-VXT New Zealand Forest Service THOUSANDS $ MILLION _ , a ~ OF HECTARES jqqq The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (Incorporated) r 1200 r GROWTH (IN HECTARES) OF U5O GROWTH OF . FOREST FIRE DANGER NEW ZEALAND’S . -1100 EXPORT EARNINGS r TODAY COMMERCIAL lO5O FROM FOREST PRODUCTS 1000 : ; J l„ n ’ 900 b 1 ? S F 400 J' % A SOT 3011 ® “ A A/VVViLlrlllLl It takes omya moment’s carelessness 1977 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 1975 76 77 78 79 80 83 2000 for years of work to be destroyed