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Government must not allow anyone to occupy protected forestland

The B.C. government agency in charge of regulating oil and gas activities is responsible for making sure projects like Coastal GasLink follow environmental laws, but records show officials rarely exercise their powers.

In September this year, Eshwar Khandre had said there is a need to facilitate registration of FIRs in Forest Offence Cases. He had sought the opinion of the Additional Chief Secretary (forest, ecology and environment) in this regard.

A portion of protected forest land in Sarta area under Chattogram (north) forest division in Fatikchhari upazila has been occupied illegally.

The Government is supporting non-pine tree sawmilling and backing further job creation in sawmills in Rotorua and Whangarei, Forestry Minister Peeni Henare said. "The Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan identified the need to add more diversity to our productions forests, wood products and markets," Peeni Henare said. "Local sawmills that specialise in using non-pine trees develop amazing, high-value, products and play a key role in our rural communities. If Government partners with these smaller wood processors, we can help grow the industry, and over th...