Time to ditch foreign forestry exemption

Time to ditch foreign forestry exemption
Forestry and farming can co-exist on steep hill country. (Image: Getty)
Colin Jacobs
There’s strong consensus now, including from the rural sector, that responsible forestry on the right land can support rural communities, boost farm incomes and improve farm environmental performance.  There’s also a strong consensus that blanket planting of productive land and the ‘lock up and leave’ approach to so-called ‘permanent forestry’ are damaging for rural communities.However, we support rotation forestry with high-quality timber as a product and believe that without responsible forestry we don...

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