OPINION MAKER I 30th MARCH 2021
In this week’s “Opinion Maker” on Sarah’s Country, the Climate Change Commission has a target of 300,000ha of new native forests by 2035. How will this be incentivised the same way pine plantation has been under the Billion Trees programme?
Guests :
Rakaia farmer & conservationist, Andrew Luddington explains that native trees need to be a priority and re-design the ETS to New Zealand’s unique vision for biodiversity
Forever Forest’s forest manager, Adrian Loo, provides his insights from working with land-owners to fund and support the planting of permanent native tree forests and the value to the farming operation financially into the long-term
On the panel, Tane Tree Trust and Cambridge farmer Ian Brennan explains how biodiversity credits could help incentive farmers, and Agribusiness Group environmental consultant, Sam Mander, explains how land-owners need to be profitable to be environmental philanthropists.
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