Forestry gets favour in environmental stakes: ESJohn Hawkins Nicol Horrell, chairman of Environment Southland. Environment Southland has expressed concern that forestry operators will be allowed to operate at lower environmental standards than others, under new government rules. The national environmental standards for forestry were passed despite Environment Southland earlier expressing concerns they could undermine its ability to manage the environmental effects of plantation forestry in the region. The national forestry regulations also limited Environment Southland's ability to take compliance action against forestry operators when adverse effects were reported. Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell said the national environment standard for plantation forestry appeared to give one sector a more lenient pathway.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2017 04:52 UTC