Asia Pacific > Former lawmaker seeks to tame risk to NZ agriculture from rising forestry carbon price

Former lawmaker seeks to tame risk to NZ agriculture from rising forestry carbon price

Published 11:00 on February 16, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:07 on February 16, 2022  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand should consider regulations to limit the potentially huge impacts that rapidly expanding carbon forestry in the nation could have on rural communities and traditional agriculture, according to a green paper released by a former lawmaker on Wednesday.
New Zealand should consider regulations to limit the potentially huge impacts that rapidly expanding carbon forestry in the nation could have on rural communities and traditional agriculture, according to a green paper released by a former lawmaker on Wednesday.


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