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Coalition considers limiting forestry conversion

Foresters say tree planting limits would "trash" the governments carbon zero goal.

Andrew Bevin Mon, 22 Jun 2020

Forest owners are up in arms over a government proposal to halt the conversion of farmland into forestry if it exceeds a certain threshold a year.

Labour's Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made the proposal to the Primary Production Select Committee last week and said the likely threshold

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Andrew Bevin Mon, 22 Jun 2020
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