Slash and forestry management changes proposed - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre

Slash and forestry management changes proposed - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre

Less than two weeks remain for the public to have their say on sweeping proposals to change many aspects of the RMA, including how forestry and slash are managed. Under proposed changes to the National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry (NES-CF), councils would be more restricted in their ability to set harder controls. Other proposals would require all forest harvests to have ‘slash mobilisation risk assessments’ as part of their h…