Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released a report on the state of New Zealand's environment.
Reforesting eroding hills will keep soil on the land and out of rivers and help fight climate change, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
Dr Jan Wright has released a mixed report card on the state of New Zealand's environment.
She found that climate change was by far the
most serious environmental issue.
"Already temperatures are increasing, the ocean is acidifying, and the sea is rising," she said.
The Commissioner also found that water quality, pests, and erosion were high priorities for action.
"While water quality is good in forested areas, it is poor in many lowland places. Our native plants and animals are losing the war against pests. And we still have huge areas of eroding hill country."
