Asia Pacific > NZ National party unveils high-level strategy banning foreign investment in carbon forestry

NZ National party unveils high-level strategy banning foreign investment in carbon forestry

Published 03:24 on April 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 03:24 on April 19, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand’s main opposition party has launched a high-level farming policy ahead of the upcoming election that would ban foreign direct investment in forestry, in a bid to stop companies buying up agricultural land and converting it to forests that generate carbon credits.
New Zealand’s main opposition party has launched a high-level farming policy ahead of the upcoming election that would ban foreign direct investment in forestry, in a bid to stop companies buying up agricultural land and converting it to forests that generate carbon credits.


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