紐西蘭保育部部長克里斯卡特（Chris Carter）4日發佈一項針對氣候變遷的倡議行動，將提供商業投資者6項試驗性計畫，把碳存放於公有保育土地。這些計劃將包括大約4萬公頃（154平方英里）的土地。
部長表示，私人企業已經和保育部接洽提出數百萬美元的保護經費和碳儲存計劃。部長說：「為了好好利用這個機會，政府同意核准在公有保育地上的6項試驗性計劃，由保育部提供商業投資者進行競標。」
綠黨發言人圖莉（Metiria Turei）對這個計劃表示歡迎，但她指出，這些研究案應該詳細檢視，確保利益不會完全由私有部門獲取。
圖莉說：「綠黨歡迎各種名實相副的氣候改變和對保育有益的倡議。表面上，這些計劃都可能有對兩者有益，如果透過私人在公有地上的投資，使這成為政府獲得公眾認可的一個機制的話，將會很理想。不過到目前為止，我們不清楚將會涉及哪些保存土地，還有如何管理支出。」
計劃的細節仍在研究中，但是它們可能會是兩種型式。
卡特表示，「政府試圖評估保存的計劃和兩年之後這些計劃的碳儲存價值。藉此，我們將決定是否允許在保育土地上有進一步的碳相關計劃。」
Six pilot projects to store carbon on public conservation land are to be tendered to commercial investors in a climate change initiative announced by New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter Wednesday. The projects will cover about 40,000 hectares, or 154 square miles.
Companies have been approaching the Department of Conservation with multi-million dollar conservation and carbon storage proposals, the minister said."To capitalize on this opportunity," he said, "the government has agreed to permit the development of six pilot projects on public conservation land, which will be offered to commercial investors in a competitive tender run by the Department of Conservation, DOC."
Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei welcomed the proposal but said the projects would need to be closely monitored to ensure the benefits were not entirely captured by the private sector.
"The Greens welcome any initiative offering genuine climate change and conservation benefits. On the surface, these pilot projects may have both," she said. "It will be ideal if this proves to be a mechanism for the government to obtain credits for the public through private investment in public land. Currently though, we do not know what conservation areas will be involved, and how the outcomes will be managed," Turei said.
Details of the projects are still being developed, Carter said, but they are likely to be of two types.
"The government intends to evaluate the conservation and carbon storage value from these projects after two years. At this point, we will decide whether to permit further carbon offset projects to proceed on conservation land," Carter said.
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