Govt's climate strategy is wrong: Pine plantations are not a solution

Govt's climate strategy is wrong: Pine plantations are not a solution
The Government has listed mass pine plantations as a solution in its Emissions Reduction Plan. (Image: Despositphotos)
David Norton
The Government's recently released Climate Change Strategy comprises five pillars, the fifth of which proposes that "nature-based solutions address climate change". This is a welcome acknowledgement of nature's critical role in climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. However, nature-based solutions help address more than just climate change, they also address global biodiversity loss.While the Government's nod to nature-based solutions in its Climate Change Strategy, and subsequently in its Second Emissions Re...

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