Some farming communities in New Zealand say the country's climate policies are transforming the land around them. The trees generate carbon credits that help offset emissions, but the shift from sheep farming to forestry is coming at a cost ▻ ↧ A carbon-credit land rush is hollowing out New Zealand farm country At the start of lambing season, Fiona Ramsden’s farm near the New Zealand village of Pongaroa is a picture of rural life: newborn lambs trailing their mothers across steep pasture, fields dotted with spiky native palm trees, and a pretty white homestead that dates back about a century.