North Otago farmer Murray Simpson is concerned about the environmental impact of a proposed large-scale carbon forestry development near Tokarahi. The property is in the throes of being sold to New Zealand Carbon Farming — the largest provider of carbon credits in Australasia. Carbon farming and forestry needed to go under the same close scrutiny as any other land-use change. New Zealand Carbon Farming had given him assurances that his concerns would be its concerns, he said. "New Zealand Carbon Farming establishes permanent regenerating carbon forests.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 05, 2021 15:32 UTC