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Upcoming consultation on proposed changes to forestry settings in the NZ ETS

The Government is seeking feedback on proposals to achieve better outcomes from afforestation. 

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This includes:

  • excluding exotic forests from the permanent post-1989 category in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS)
  • whether to adjust how carbon accounting applies to forests on remote and marginal to harvest land
  • opportunities for improving incentives for indigenous afforestation.

You can make a submission on the proposals from 14 March until 5pm on 22 April 2022.

For more information

Read the Ministers' media release [Beehive website] 

Read the discussion document [Ministry for Primary Industries website] for more information and how you can provide feedback.