The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. The theme for 2019 is Forests and Education.

What are you doing for the International Day of The Forests?

Green Belt would like to invite you to an information evening on Thursday, March 28th. Please see the invitation here At this event, we will spend time speaking about FACT - our initiative to consolidate Ireland's private forestry estate and also our second venture into Panama and growing Teak. There will be 2 sessions on the evening - the first at 4:30 and the second at 6:30 - bothtopics eill be discussed at each meeting. There will be time for direct questions and discussion post presentation. Please pass this along to those you feel may be interested.

In the meantime, should you have any questions, please contact Maurice Ryan on 087 675 3097 or via email at maurice@greenbelt.ie.

See you there!

As a further commitment to enhancing the areas we operate in, Green Belt is engaging in a project to develop conservation action plans for key special areas of conservation and carry out crucial conservation works in order to bring these sites back into favourable condition. The sites have been chosen have been deemed to be in unfavourable condition for a variety of reasons and the works we aim to carry out will move them in the right direction. This work will be carried out over the next 3 years on specific sites and will address issues such as over grazing. Further details will be shared as the project develops.

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) is placing timber and forestry at the heart of Ireland’s rural economy. FII ( https://www.iffpa.ie/Sectors/IFFPA/IFFPA.nsf/vPages/Home ) brings together companies from across the forestry and timber supply chain, from forest owners and forestry companies, to timber processors, wood product manufacturers, and renewable energy producers. Our companies take pride in the high-quality employment we provide and the sustainable products we deliver.

FII brings a focus to the forestry industry in Ireland and the great benefits it offers across social, economic and environmental aspects of our communities. Green Belt, as an integral part of FII, welcomes the engagement from all parties including Coillte and the sawmills, and looks forward to progressing the industry into new and exciting territory.

Numerous publications and articles are featured on the website so we would encourage you to browse through these.

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.

We greatly appreciate all the opportunities you have provided us to maintain our position as leading forestry management service providers across Ireland - and beyond.

2019 promises to be both challenging and exciting with great changes in the environmental aspect of how businesses and individuals need to operate to combat the climate change. Green Belt is pioneering to be at the forefront of the Irish forestry industries ability to provide unique solutions.

Once again, thank you for everything and we look forward to speaking with you into the new year.

In the meantime, if you need a stocking filler....FACT

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. Green Belt arranges all the necessary licences and operations to harvest timber from forests all over the country. Depending on location, each product harvested will have a specific destination. The destination and demand affects the price paid for each product.

By Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner, Political Correspondent

All farmers will have to plant a portion of their land with trees if Ireland is to avoid multimillion-euro fines, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has suggested.

Mr Creed said farmers need to “get over” the perception that they are “throwing in the towel” if they plant forestry on their land.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Creed warned that Ireland is failing on its climate change targets and will face significant fines by 2030 if farmers do not play their part and afforestation is not significantly ramped up.

Despite lucrative annual payments for those who plant forestry on their land, the National Afforestation Programme is significantly failing to meet its target to plant 10,000 hectares of forestry per year.

There are very few farm holdings that could not provide some level of afforestation,” said Mr Creed.

He acknowledged that for many, planting land with trees can be “very emotional”, adding that “the perception in some quarters is of throwing in the towel if you plant the land”.

“This is a difficult message, but it is a truism — afforestation is a legitimate enterprise and it delivers in terms of our climate change obligations,” said Mr Creed.

“It delivers very valuable employment, at planting, at thinning, at timber processing. It is not looked upon in the way it is in Ireland in any other country that I am aware of.

In other countries, it is seen as another legitimate farm enterprise, it’s another crop. We need to work on the messaging here. I don’t consider it a failure.

“Most of the challenges farmers face are income-related and I think they need to be aware of the income opportunities that exist with forestry, it is a tax-free income for 15 years.

“It will deliver results, certainly on marginal land, far beyond anything that other enterprises would deliver on those lands.”

However, Mr Creed said we cannot simply “dump the obligation of afforestation on any particular geographic location”.

The Government’s Forestry Programme 2014-20 encourages farmers to plant trees by providing 100% establishment grants and 15 years of annual forest premiums.

Despite this incentive, Ireland has the lowest forest cover of all European countries at only 11%. While the Government has been pushing to increase this, last year it missed its target of planting more than 7,000ha by over 20%.

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said Ireland is now “completely off course” in its efforts to meet goals on climate change.

In its annual review for 2018, submitted to the Government last month, the council found that instead of achieving the required reduction of 1m tonnes per year in carbon dioxide emissions — in line with the national policy position — Ireland is currently increasing emissions at a rate of 2m tonnes per year.

Pointing to the excessively wet winter, followed by drought conditions this summer, Mr Creed said that farmers will now have to play their part in climate change measures.

What’s abundantly clear now in the next iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is that there will be a far greater degree of conditionality on payments that farmers are getting on environmental sustainability criteria, and it will also be on verifiable outcomes,” he said.

“Whether you agree or disagree with that, it is abundantly clear that the next CAP will have a greener hue to it than the current one. Do I think that’s right? I do.

“I think every farmer will have to do more. Because the alternative is so unacceptable in the sense that whatever resources the State has I would rather we are pumping them into agriculture rather than paying fines.”

Kesälomakausi tuo mukanaan paitsi vapautta ja rentoutumista, myös uudenlaista rytmiä elämään. Monelle se on aikaa, jolloin fyysinen läheisyys ja yhteys toiseen korostuvat. Tällöin on tärkeää, että myös oma keho toimii niin kuin pitää. Jos jokin asia aiheuttaa epävarmuutta tai häiritsee luonnollista virtausta, siihen kannattaa tarttua jo ennen kuin se kasvaa suuremmaksi ongelmaksi. Apu ei kuitenkaan vaadi lääkärikäyntiä tai aikojen odottelua. Kun ratkaisu on selkeä ja luotettavasti saatavilla, sen käyttäminen on helppoa. osta Cialis netistä tarjoaa suoran reitin parempaan itsevarmuuteen – ilman että täytyy luopua yksityisyydestä tai ajankäytöstä. Näin voi keskittyä olennaiseen: hetkeen, joka on käsillä, ja ihmiseen, joka on vierellä.

Green Belt has increased its harvesting activities across the whole country. This has resulted in improved logistical structures and broader markets. All of this improves the prices earned from early harvesting for our clients. A very positive development and another excellent service delivery from Green Belt.

Contact us to arrange harvesting for your forestry. Green Belt will arrange the licence for harvesting, roading infrastructure and a full marketing and analysis of harvesting operations on your behalf. Our team of professional foresters are fully experienced in managing the entire process.

Het internet maakt het eenvoudiger dan ooit om toegang te krijgen tot betrouwbare medicatie zonder onnodige tussenstappen. Via https://hollandmeds.com/levitra/ kan men snel en veilig een bestelling plaatsen, zonder afhankelijk te zijn van een doktersvoorschrift of lange wachttijden bij de apotheek. Discrete levering en gebruiksvriendelijke service maken het proces efficiënt en toegankelijk. Online kopen vereist echter een kritische blik. Niet elke aanbieder levert originele producten of biedt volledige transparantie over de samenstelling. Daarom is het belangrijk om bij https://hollandmeds.com/levitra/ te letten op productinformatie, klantbeoordelingen en de betrouwbaarheid van de service. Een zorgvuldige keuze zorgt ervoor dat men verzekerd is van een veilig en effectief product, zonder onnodige risico’s of verborgen kosten.

Green Belt hosted 56 clients at a timber thinning event in Kingscourt recently.

Gerard Dunne, our forester in the Cavan/ Meath area, invited local forest owners to understand the benefits of thinning their forestry. Gerard had plots cut into the forestry to show the tree's that would be removed and the light that would enter the crop as a result of opening up the canopy.

Cuando surge una urgencia financiera, es imprescindible contar con una opción de crédito que ofrezca rapidez y facilidad en el proceso. Muchas veces, los procedimientos bancarios resultan demasiado lentos y restrictivos, impidiendo que las personas obtengan el dinero cuando realmente lo necesitan. Para evitar estos inconvenientes, los préstamos en 10 minutos se han convertido en una excelente alternativa. Con un proceso completamente automatizado, este servicio permite acceder a fondos sin necesidad de papeleo ni avales. Todo lo que se requiere es completar la solicitud en línea y esperar la aprobación instantánea. El dinero se deposita en la cuenta bancaria en cuestión de minutos, lo que hace que esta opción sea perfecta para quienes necesitan resolver gastos urgentes sin demoras. Además, las condiciones de pago son flexibles, lo que facilita la devolución del préstamo sin afectar el presupuesto personal.

A forest road that had been fully grant aided by the forest service was in place and allowed the visitors to drive into and park at the forest. This road is constructed to provide the best access to the timber hauliers collecting harvested material from the forest.

Gerard went on to explain the thinning process and how Green Belt carefully monitors the volumes being extracted and the products beng removed. The focus of the forest owner should always be on the final crop, and we are there to support this view.

Green Belt manages forestry all over Ireland for private and institutional clients and as part of this service, we harvest in excess of 135,000 tonnes of material annually. We are focussing on increasing this volume as the private estate matures, and Green Belt are dedicating more resources to this enterprise in terms of staff and technology.

Cada vez más personas eligen plataformas digitales para cubrir necesidades financieras inmediatas. Los créditos al instante han ganado terreno porque ofrecen una experiencia sin fricciones: sin papeles, sin filas y sin explicaciones interminables. El solicitante no necesita presentar avales, ni contar con historial perfecto; lo importante es su situación actual y su necesidad concreta. Esta nueva lógica de financiamiento pone al usuario en el centro y elimina las barreras tradicionales impuestas por la banca clásica. En lugar de procesos complicados, se prioriza la transparencia, la agilidad y la adaptabilidad. Así, se abre la puerta a una nueva forma de resolver contratiempos sin estrés y con plena autonomía.

To see how we can add further value to your forest, please contact us directly.

Biomass is to play a significant role in the future of energy.

In an article published on the IHB website, the future for bioenergy is being promoted. The article is quoted below and the link is here

"The European Parliament confirmed in its plenary on the 17th of January 2018 the strategy adopted by the ENVI committee (European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety), and added that ensuring the sustainability of solid bioenergy in the next decade is very important and should be treated adequately.

Mange vælger i dag at køb Cialis sikkert på nettet, da det kombinerer bekvemmelighed med privatliv. Denne løsning giver mulighed for hurtigt at få adgang til behandling uden at besøge apoteket fysisk, hvilket for mange er en stor fordel. Men for at sikre kvaliteten af produktet er det nødvendigt at vælge en troværdig platform. Når man vælger at køb Cialis sikkert på nettet, bør man undersøge udbyderens certificeringer og læse anmeldelser fra andre brugere for at sikre, at medicinen er både sikker og effektiv uden unødvendige risici.

Not only the European Parliament confirmed the approach of the Commission, but it also improved it as to guarantee full guarantee sustainability of bioenergy consumed in the EU for the period 2021-2030, The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) reported.

This strategy is set to ensure that the wood biomass will contribute to CO2 emissions savings, in comparison to fossil fuels, and that it comes from sustainably managed forests, thanks to the risk assessment process.

“This approach will allow solid biomass to keep playing a key role in the European energy transition while providing coherent and realistic sustainability safeguards. Regardless, the bioenergy sector will have to remain cautious in trilogue on critical attempts such as cascading principle,” confirmed Jean-Marc Jossart, AEBIOM Secretary-General.

Next, the draft will go to vote in the Council of Europe. The European Parliament's approach is generally in line with the position of the Council and the Commission. AEBIOM is now confident that a smooth and coherent trilogue process will take place on this specific bioenergy sustainability act.

In the run-up to the vote, there had been attacks on the energetic use of biomass. In an open letter last week, 650 scientists warned against using round wood in the first instance for energy purposes.

Shortly before Christmas, the non-governmental organization Birdlife had criticized the draft of the environmental committee, the negotiators had failed to ban the energetic use of stumps and trunks."

En definitiva, esta herramienta representa un cambio significativo en el acceso al crédito, haciéndolo inclusivo, eficiente, moderno y adaptado a quienes necesitan respuestas rápidas sin estar sujetos a criterios obsoletos. Es una solución que equilibra urgencia y seguridad, sin complicaciones y con respeto por el tiempo y medios del usuario. El acceso a créditos 0% ha transformado la forma en que muchos mexicanos afrontan sus necesidades financieras inmediatas. Ya no es necesario comprometerse con tasas elevadas para obtener liquidez rápida. Estas soluciones ofrecen un alivio real al presupuesto, permitiendo que el capital se utilice íntegramente en la finalidad prevista. Las plataformas que manejan este modelo priorizan la agilidad en la aprobación, la seguridad en el manejo de datos y la claridad en las condiciones, evitando cualquier sorpresa al momento de pagar. Esto crea un entorno financiero más justo y accesible, donde la confianza se convierte en el principal motor de la relación entre usuario y proveedor.

Green Belt is improving the mobilisation of timber from the private estate and would like to work with you to improve your forestry returns.

Call us to find out how we can work together.