Tag: environment_select_committee
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FMC Condemns Conservation Bill, Citing Major Threat to Outdoor Recreation
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand is appalled by the Conservation Amendment Bill, calling for three sections to be dropped. They warn it threatens outdoor recreation, opens conservation land to commercial development, and reduces public accountability.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsLegal Federated Mountain Clubs of New ZealandConservation Amendment BillAllan BrentConservation LandOutdoor RecreationEnvironment Select Committee
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Hawke’s Bay Farmer Slams Carbon Forestry Rules
Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay meat & wool chair Anthea Yule says the government has missed an opportunity to stop the conversion of productive farmland into carbon forestry, which will negatively impact rural communities.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentAgriculture Hawke’s Baycarbon forestryFederated FarmersAnthea YuleEnvironment Select CommitteeEmissions Trading SchemeLand Use
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Carbon Forestry Rules Still Too Lax, Says Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers criticizes a parliamentary report on carbon forestry, saying it fails to protect productive farmland from pine forests and expressing disappointment over loopholes in proposed regulations.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessAgriculture Federated Farmerscarbon forestryRichard DawkinsEnvironment Select CommitteeEmissions Trading SchemeLand Use Capability