Why Pines? is a white paper that summarises four recently completed research programmes on future land use change, funded by Our Land and Water National Science Challenge. It says the country will continue to see a significant shift away from livestock into pine forestry unless current government policies and economic signals are reconsidered.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/08/22/replacing-farms-with-forests-whats-driving-the-trend-smc-briefing/