Tag: environment_select_committee
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Hawke’s Bay Farmer Slams Carbon Forestry Rules
A Hawke’s Bay farmer has criticised the government's carbon forestry rules, claiming they fail to adequately protect productive farmland from being converted into carbon forests. Anthea Yule, Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay meat & wool chair, expressed disappointment with the recommendations…
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 has expressed disappointment with a report to Parliament regarding the regulation of carbon forestry, stating that it does not sufficiently prevent the expansion of pine forests on productive farmland in New Zealand. Forestry spokesperson Richard Dawkins said farmers…
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessAgriculture Federated Farmerscarbon forestryRichard DawkinsEnvironment Select CommitteeEmissions Trading SchemeLand Use Capability