Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion
Dr. Karl Richards:
I will make a short comment on voluntary versus mandatory actions. Farmers own their land and you need to be careful of making things mandatory for them. It is not an area I know enough about but I know if somebody was telling me what I had to do in the little garden I have, I would have a strong opinion on it. I would rather be worked with, incentivised and encouraged. That is something to be considered.