ETS exotic forestry restrictions (2023)

What happened

Forestry Allocation Plan and ETS reforms introduced permanent forest category and restrictions on exotic afforestation in drystock farmland regions to manage land-use change and stock-change accounting integrity.

Why it matters

Addresses LULUCF integrity and land-use emissions from large-scale exotic planting.

Impact assessment

Moderate land-sector climate integrity reform; implementation contested by sector.

Attribution

shared (high confidence) -Labour, Greens

Forestry Minister and Climate portfolio; August 2023 ETS reform package.

Coalition period: Labour-led government (Greens confidence & supply) (17 October 2020 - 26 November 2023)

Categories

Sources

• Beehive - NZ ETS review + permanent forestry redesign
• Forestry (ETS Forestry Activities) Amendment Regulations 2023