Depending on who you ask, New Zealand’s meat sector is either facing imminent extinction due to the rise of alternative proteins, or is uniquely positioned to capture wealthy customers wanting more sustainably farmed meat. Broadly speaking there are three methods of producing alternative protein; Using plant-based ingredients to create products that are indistinguishable from animal products; culturing meat products using stem cell technology; and sourcing or farming novel alternatives and processing them to create protein-rich ingredients such as cricket powder. The recently released draft Climate Change Commission Report says New Zealand may lose out as global markets increasingly seek lower-emissions products such as alternative and synthetic proteins.
Apr 5, 2021
Ms. Campbell, a national of New Zealand and the United Kingdom, joined ADB in 2010 from the private sector. She has 26 years of experience in 26 countries, in the transport, energy, agriculture and water resources, and finance sectors. Prior to this appointment, she held the positions of ADB Principal Transport Specialist, Deputy Country Director for Afghanistan, and others. She holds Master of Development and Bachelor of Science degrees from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Ms. Campbell replaces the outgoing Country Director for Tajikistan Pradeep Srivastava, who held the role from 2017 to December 2020.
Tajikistan joined ADB in 1998. Over 23 years, ADB has become the largest multilateral development partner for Tajikistan by supporting a diverse range of sectors from strategic road and energy infrastructure to food security and social services for a total of around $2.2 billion of assistance.
Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:46 pm
A tax on NZ tourists leaving the country, and tougher
rules for car rental agencies, are two things the
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has suggested
could make tourism more sustainable.
Other
recommendations include requiring new tourism infrastructure
to meet environmental criteria before it gets funding, and
strengthening tools the Department of Conservation can use
to address the loss of wildness and natural quiet across our
natural attractions.
The SMC asked experts to comment
on the study.
Professor C. Michael Hall, Department of
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of
Canterbury, comments:
“The four recommendations of
the PCE represent a valuable step on the path to an improved