Forestry
Forestry to Farming: Guide for best practice when converting forest to farm
Waikato Regional Council has worked with a group of farmers, scientists,the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and industry to come up with some best practices for minimising short term effects of forest conversion. This project was funded by Sustainable Farming Fund (MAF) to define solutions for farmers in a practical sense.
Forestry to Farming - read the guide
Rules for forestry
Waikato Regional Plan - Section 5.1 - Accelerated Erosion - Waikato Regional Council's rules and regulations under the Waikato Regional Plan for vegetation clearance and soil disturbance
Farmer's guide to environmental rules - a summary overview of a number of our rules for farming activities.
More information
Other useful websites
MAF - Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
General information on forestry and the ETS
Forestry in the ETS - Key dates
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