The burning irony of our climate policy fix
Article from Newsroom: In just 20 years it’s expected the number of days this country faces very high or extreme fire risk will increase by 71 percent. While …
Green Rush: Will pines really save the planet?
Great long read from RNZ: When arguing for pines over natives, or crafting government policy to encourage forestry investment, carbon storage cannot be the only focus, …
Iwi research lifts lid on carbon
Farmers Weekly interviewed Pia Pohatu about the Waro Project. A research project on the North Island’s east coast is helping Maori land owners balance the complexities …
Fighting Climate Change a Bonus for Planting Native Trees
Over the last three years researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research have worked with Hikurangi Enterprises Ltd to scope Māori landowner interest in …
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Way to grow trees, skills and wellbeing
The Government’s billion trees programme could offer an educational opportunity for New Zealanders. And the Waitaki Community Gardens Trust wants to launch a project that shows …
The legal threat and the big opportunity in Māori engagement on climate change response
As local councils respond to the effects of climate change, they’ll need to properly consider Māori interests, new research warns. Treaty breaches and litigation will …
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The Government’s forestry agency wants to challenge several claims made by Dame Anne Salmond
As at June 30, 2019, of the 81 grants approved by the One Billion Trees Fund, 61 included native plantings representing around 1.65 million trees …
22 million trees planted in Scotland to help meet ‘global climate emergency’
More than 22 million trees were planted in Scotland last year in what has been described as a “critical contribution to the global climate emergency”. …
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Scope of the Forest Strategy for Aotearoa
As part of an Environmental Workshop hosted by Te Uru Rākau, this picture was created to give an idea of the elements involved in New …
Update on 1 billion trees programme
According to Ministers Shane Jones and Damien O’Connor, the 1 Billion Trees programme is aimed at farmers, with a target of two-thirds natives and the remainder …