Calls for proposed one-hectare afforestation limit to be expanded
Plans by the DAFM to extend the area of land permitted for afforestation - without requiring a licence - do not go far enough - IFA
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Plans by the DAFM to extend the area of land permitted for afforestation - without requiring a licence - do not go far enough - IFA
Minister of State for forestry, Pippa Hackett, has published her department’s Forest Licensing Plan for 2022.
Minister Hackett announces publication of Forestry Licensing plan 2022
Bottleneck is hitting house building, slowing supply of timber, forcing many to import it
The relocation of a temple in Hsinchu County’s Guansi Township (關西) from a mountain slope to a more accessible site has been deemed illegal. The decision to relocate Shihyeh Temple (石爺廟), built on the slope of Dangpa Mountain (蕩耙山), was made because the local community was concerned about the well-being of elderly people visiting the temple, as the paths leading to it were slippery and steep, former Jinshan Borough warden Hsu Tsung-ming (徐聰明) said. Township Mayor Liu Te-liang (劉德樑) said the township had not thought that the relocation could contravene the Forestry...