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Coffs Harbour Hardwoods understands that in an ever changing world that it is important to develop and evolve into a business that accepts that its environmental footprint should be kept to a minimum on our landscape. We are committed to sustainable forestry management and have had a long heritage of not only living and working in the forests of the NSW North Coast but also a practical understanding and love of the bush that inspires a desire to use its resources wisely.
Sustainable Forest management (ie not harvesting faster than the forest can regrow and not destroying its ability to maintain its productive capacity) allows the environmental and economic value of the forests to be sustained indefinitely. As well as giving desirable environmental and altruistic outcomes, sustainable forest management is good for Coffs Harbour Hardwoods as it allows a continuing forest resource that the company needs for the sought-after products it produces.
Timber and forests are a unique resource in that (unlike the extractive industries and other building materials) timber harvested sustainably will replenish itself and provide significant environmental and aesthetic benefits while it is replenishing. Sustainable forest management can provide society with definite benefits at the same time as providing resources for the timber industry.
Industry and governments seek to ensure that Sustainable Forest Management is achieved by various means including regulations, certification schemes, and codes of practice.
Logs & poles used in producing CHH products are sourced from either:
- Private property forests that have been harvested under the “NSW Code of Practice for Private Native Forestry” controlled by NSW Dept of Environment & Climate Change.
- Forestry Commission of NSW t/as Forests NSW which is certified under the Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS Cert No 13761)
Both the above sources use recognised protocols for ensuring timber supplies are from native timber resources that are legally and sustainably managed.
