Forest Industries Ireland (FII) is placing timber and forestry at the heart of Ireland’s rural economy.
Green Belt - Your Forestry, Your Future
“When someone invents a material that is renewable, reusable, organic, biodegradable, whose production cleans the air and water, sequesters carbon, creates oxygen, provides habitat for us and other species, gives us a material that is strong, light, diverse, versatile, beautiful, ubiquitous and inexpensive then I’ll embrace it. Until then, I’ll use wood whenever I can!” Since 1982 Green Belt has established more than 400,000 acres of new forestry across Ireland. Through sustainable forestry management techniques, they have enhanced the environmental, social and economic value of the forest to the owners and the community.
The private estate is evolving in Ireland. Proactive investment, predominantly indigenous, is adding further value to a fragmented estate. There are vast opportunites to become involved in the revolution.
Green Belt takes immense pride in delivering full service forestry management to each of its clients. The private forestry industry is evolving and more diverse and alternative uses for timber are emerging.
Since its inception in 1982, Green Belt has established 400,000 acres of private forestry. This fragmented estate is bursting with potential (and wildlife). The benefits to the forest owner are quite obvious (Grants, premiums, timber value etc.) but the value to the wider community is often unrecognised. Forestry in Ireland employs more than 12,000 people, mainly in rural communities and delivers €2.3 billion to the Irish economy annually.
The timber harvested from Irish forestry serves all the main sawmills across the country as well as providing biomass and pulp material to end users.
Green Belt offers numerous forestry opportunities - for example FACT and our second investment in Teak in Panama
Latest from Green Belt
Jan. 31, 2019
Fergal Leamy has announced he is to leave Coillte in Summer 2019 ahead of a new move. Fergal has spent the past 4 years at Coillte and his impact has been admirable.
Dec. 21, 2018
To everyone we have worked for, with and even against, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year.
Wednesday
Minister Andrew Doyle @ADoyleTD and Forest Service inspector Robert Hamilton visited the Green Belt stand (Block 3, Row 6, Stand 156) on Tuesday September 18th.
Tuesday
Green Belt is continuing its nationwide harvesting operations. Ensuring best returns for the forest owner is a key principle, and that means we explore all the available markets to deliver the strongest prices on the market.