* Buy the hill: 'Depressing and farcical' rules prevent native forest gaining carbon credits* Climate explained: are consumers willing to pay more for climate-friendly products? But since people arrived in New Zealand some 850 years ago, about three quarters of the country’s native forest area has been lost. In recent decades, the loss of native forest has slowed down. A billion treesAccording to Global Forest Watch, the drivers behind the more recent losses of native forests include exotic plantation forests, urban developments and wildfires. The project’s aim is to double the current planting rate and plant one billion trees between 2018 and 2028.

Source: Stuff July 13, 2021 03:56 UTC