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NZ Environment Court acts on forestry slash damage

Original: As our climate gets increasingly wilder, badly managed forestry is becoming a major concern in NZ. The amount of slash b

New Zealand's Environment Court has issued an enforcement order against a forestry operator amid growing concern over badly managed plantations. Debris, or 'slash', from logged forests has been blocking rivers and destroying bridges during major storms, and the problem worsens with each extreme weather event. Observers welcome the court action as a sign regulators are taking forestry practices seriously as the climate becomes wilder.

Why now: Fresh enforcement action against forestry operators over storm-driven slash damage highlights intensifying climate-related concerns in New Zealand.

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• As our climate gets increasingly wilder, badly managed forestry is becoming a major concern in NZ. The amount of slash blocking rivers and destroying bridges gets worse with every major storm. So it's good to see the Environment Court placing an enforcement order on one of the… · BobLefridge@mastodon.nz · 4

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