Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Areas-Cleared-for-Dairy-Farming-in-New-Zealand-27MZIFLY29AS.htmlConceptually similarForest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRRCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRWCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRXCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRYCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRSCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRUCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRVCompleted★★★★Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandGP01HRZCompleted★★★★Reforestation Activity in NZGP01HS3Completed★★★★View AllGP01HRTForest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandAerial photo of deforested Tahorakuri Forest area which Landcorp, a New Zealand government owned company, is converting into large-scale intensive dairy farms. Agriculture accounts for 49 per cent of New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Locations:Aotearoa-Tahorakuri Forest-TaupoDate:4 Apr, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / John CowplandMaximum size:1952px X 3246pxKeywords:Aerial view-Agriculture-Climate (campaign title)-Dairy farming-Dairy farms-Day-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-Governments and Government organisations-KWCI (GPI)-Machinery-OutdoorsShoot:Forest Areas Cleared for Dairy Farming in New ZealandLandcorp, a New Zealand government owned company, is converting Tahorakuri Forest into large-scale intensive dairy farms. Agriculture accounts for 49 per cent of New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are set to climb further. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) estimate that 455,000 hectares of forestry land is at risk of being deforested and converted into pastoral use – the majority for dairying. Greenpeace is calling on the NZ government to bring the agricultural industry into the Emissions Trading Scheme within the next two years, take regulatory action to halt dairy expansion, and adopt a 30 per cent emissions reduction target for 2020.
