Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]
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Replacing farms with forests: what’s driving the trend? – SMC Briefing
New research warns pine forests will increasingly replace productive farmland unless current policies change. Why Pines? is a white paper […]
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Reworking the Emissions Trading Scheme – Expert Reaction
Four options for ETS reform are on the table, intended to avoid scenarios where it is cheaper for polluters to […]
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Cyclone Gabrielle slash and land-use inquiry – Expert Reaction
A report has been presented to the government around the devastation caused by tonnes of forestry slash and silt during Cyclone […]
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Moving to a circular bioeconomy – Expert Reaction
How can we reduce waste and pollution, and regenerate natural environments, while still keeping our economy running? Today Scion hosted a […]
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Forestry slash to be reviewed after repeated flood destruction – Expert Reaction
Cyclone Gabrielle washed out woody debris on the east coast, which has piled up against bridges and across roads. The […]
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Climate change could widen termite habitats – Expert Reaction
As the planet warms, termites could move further out of the tropics, decaying more wood and releasing more carbon dioxide […]
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Protecting NZ’s most productive land – Expert Reaction
The Government has released a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL), with the aim of improving how we protect […]
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A “pervasive and ongoing invasion” of radiata pine – Expert Reaction
New research says invasive radiata pine is spread more widely across NZ than was previously appreciated, with modelling showing that […]
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The Climate Commission’s advice on the Emissions Trading Scheme – Expert Reaction
The Climate Change Commission is recommending improvements be made to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The Commission says the government should […]
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