The Government is likely to pass a law banning farm-to-forest conversions to protect productive farmland for food production. 

It’ll mean a restriction on planting forests on high-quality land – and it’s a response to the previous government’s Emissions Reduction Plan.  

Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has emphasised the need to protect productive farmland, maintain food security, and ensure that forestry expansion doesn’t come at the expense of agriculture and rural livelihoods.  

But, have we placed too much importance on planting trees anyway? And should we be focusing our efforts elsewhere? 

Today on The Front Page, University of Canterbury emeritus Professor David Norton is with us to break down what all this actually means – and whether we’ll be able to meet our ambitious climate targets.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Editor/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

The Government is likely to pass a law banning farm-to-forest conversions to protect productive farmland for food production.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;ll mean a restriction on planting forests on high-quality land &ndash; and it&rsquo;s a response to the previous government&rsquo;s Emissions Reduction Plan. &nbsp;
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has emphasised the need to protect productive farmland, maintain food security, and ensure that forestry expansion doesn&rsquo;t come at the expense of agriculture and rural livelihoods. &nbsp;
But, have we placed too much importance on planting trees anyway? And should we be focusing our efforts elsewhere?&nbsp;
Today on The Front Page, University of Canterbury emeritus Professor David Norton is with us to break down what all this actually means &ndash; and whether we&rsquo;ll be able to meet our ambitious climate targets.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. 

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
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The Front Page

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Solving the climate crisis - Are more trees actually the answer?

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