Clark "personally responsible" for shocking deforestation data - Kyoto Forestry Association
11 Jun 2008
Prime Minister Helen Clark is personally responsible for shocking new deforestation data revealing that New Zealand has experienced the worst deforestation in its modern history, the Kyoto Forestry Association (KFA) says.
The data, released by MAF , shows that New Zealand's forestry cover fell by a massive and unprecedented 13,600 hectares in 2007. This follows large falls in total forest cover in each of the previous three years, after constant growth in forest cover in every year prior to 2004 for which records exist.
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