Submission on Proposed national direction for plantation and exotic carbon afforestation

This document constitutes our submission to the Ministry for the Environment and Ministry for Primary Industries (together ‘the Ministries’) proposals relating to national direction for plantation and exotic carbon afforestation. Our submission specifically relates to:

• Part A: Proposal to extend the scope of regulatory controls to manage the environmental effects of exotic carbon forests; and

• Part B: Options to extend the scope of regulatory controls to control the location of afforestation (plantation and exotic carbon) to manage social, cultural, and economic effects.