NewsletterTFMay 8

FORESTRY SLASH RISKS PERSIST POST-GABRIELLE AMID REGULATORY SHIFTS

New forestry rules after Cyclone Gabrielle are questioned for not stopping slash risks on steep land. Who is affected and what happens next?

#ForestrySlash, #CycloneGabrielle, #EnvironmentalRisk, #NewZealand, #LandUse

https://newsletter.tf/forestry-slash-risks-after-gabrielle-new-rules/

NewsletterTFMay 8

New forestry regulations are being questioned for their effectiveness in managing debris after Cyclone Gabrielle, with concerns that large-scale clear-felling on vulnerable slopes may continue.

#ForestrySlash, #CycloneGabrielle, #EnvironmentalRisk, #NewZealand, #LandUse
https://newsletter.tf/forestry-slash-risks-after-gabrielle-new-rules/

Forestry slash risks continue after cyclone, new rules questioned

New forestry rules after Cyclone Gabrielle are questioned for not stopping slash risks on steep land. Who is affected and what happens next?

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Kay   Feb 25, 2023
Even National Party leader Christopher Luxon has lashed the forestry industry, calling it “the only sector I know that gets to internalise the benefit and to socialise the cost”. He’s wrong, of course: farmers have done it for decades. But the latter have at least begun cleaning up their act, and may eventually pay for their carbon pollution. #Slash #ForestrySlash
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300815234/max-rashbrooke-forestry-slash-a-perfect-emblem-of-modern-capitalisms-failings
Max Rashbrooke: Forestry slash a perfect emblem of modern capitalism’s failings

OPINION: Many forestry owners are massive overseas conglomerates, insulated from local public pressure. The regulations governing their activities, and the penalties for their misbehaviour, have both been weak.

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