Climate change will force major rural land use change, Simon Upton says

Parliamentary commissioner for the environment Simon Upton. (Image: PCE)

Wed, 22 May 2024

Climate change is going to drive rural land use change whether we want it or not, says parliamentary commissioner for the environment Simon Upton.In a new report he said it was time New Zealand confronted some hard questions, weighed the trade-offs needed and took action.His June 22 report “Going with the grain: changing land uses to fit a changing landscape” calls for land use to be managed on a river catchment basis, with the focus on the most vulnerable areas first. Last year’s Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle bro...

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