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Industry sees bioenergy as key to jobsFriday - Legislation supporting bioenergy production of electricity will provide employment and economic growth in rural areas, says the Bioenergy Association. |
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Is there something we haven't been told?Friday - Carbon Market Solutions asks as to consider a situation now confronting many forest owners who opted into the Emissions Trading Scheme: |
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Govt vow ‘huge news’ for foresters24 May 13 - The Government says it is committed to the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative. |
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Govt banks on low, low carbon price24 May 13 - The Government is budgeting on a carbon price of just 24 cents a tonne for the foreseeable future. |
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Biofuels + Food = farming winner24 May 13 - Farmers should be thinking about growing feedstocks for biofuels, says Federated Farmers. |
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Bring back natives, says tree scientist24 May 13 - Plantation forests could prove a valuable site for native forest regeneration. |
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Farm couple finds Asia an eye-opener17 May 13 - An industry-backed trip to Asia has given Norh Otago farmers Blair and Jane Smith a deeper understanding of the challenges facing marketers of New Zealand meat and dairy products. |
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Europe embraces green infrastructure10 May 13 - A strategy aimed at promoting green infrastructure and putting natural processes at the heart of its spatial planning has been adopted by the European Union. |
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Worries deepen over future of ETS26 Apr 13 - Deep uncertainty remains over the future of the Emissions Trading Scheme, according to a revealing survey of ETS participants. |
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No word yet on tree-planting plans26 Apr 13 - Details of new Government plans to encourage forestry planting are unlikely to be unveiled for several weeks. |
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Co-operate or crash, warns forests expert26 Apr 13 - A forestry expert is calling for co-operation between farmers, conservation interests, scientists and officials to avoid a “biodiversity train-wreck” in New Zealand. |
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IT’S OFFICIAL: Forests make way for dairying19 Apr 13 - Government figures have confirmed what the carbon market has known for months – forests are being cleared and converted to dairy farms on the back of rock-bottom carbon prices. |
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Australia cuts emissions … slightly19 Apr 13 - The Australian Government is facing calls to strengthen its carbon tax, as new figures show the country’s emissions fell only slightly last year. |
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Private sector looms as key funder of forests19 Apr 13 - The private sector is emerging as a key source of financing the sustainable management of forests that, if tapped properly, could result in benefits for the environment and for businesses. |
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Think bionergy, farmers will be told12 Apr 13 - Farmers are being urged to think about how they can boost farm income by turning shelter belts and other bits of forestry into biofuels. |
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Climate change could make us a better wine producer28 Mar 13 - New Zealand is one of a handful of countries that could benefit as the Earth's warming phase drives a wave of change through the world of wine, according to climate change experts. |
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Power plant gas emissions show rise22 Mar 13 - New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation last year were up more than 20 per cent on the previous year. |
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Wood industry report shows the way8 Mar 13 - The wood industry’s investigation of future economic opportunities – including biofuels and biochemicals – is finished. |
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