Consultation on the proposed regulations, cost recovery methods and forest sink covenant for the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative
The PFSI is a government initiative that promotes the establishment of permanent forests on previously unforested land.
MAF would like to receive feedback on proposals for:
- regulations for the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative (PFSI), including:
- the application process and eligibility of land,
- harvesting restrictions,
- carbon accounting and participants’ entitlements to units,
- record-keeping requirements,
- registering of certifiers;
- cost recovery methods and fees for the PFSI;
- managing the risks associated with the PFSI;
- a forest sink covenant.
For more information please read the consultation document.
Submissions to this consultation have now closed.
Contact for Enquiries
Indigenous Forestry Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
14 Sir William Pickering Drive
PO Box 20 280
Bishopdale
Christchurch 8053
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 64 3 943 3700
Fax: 64 3 943 3701
Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park
99 Sala Street
PO Box 1340
Rotorua
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 64 7 921 3400
Fax: 64 7 921 3401
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