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Managing Environmental Effects
Resource Management Act 1991 The Resource Management Act regulates the environmental effects of plantation forestry. The majority of forestry-related activities are land use activities which do not require resource consent unless specified in a national environmental standard or regional plan…
Environmental impacts of Agriculture
Freshwater Freshwater is vital for farming as it drives both plant and animal production. Plant production depends on an adequate water supply, and animals require plants as a food source. In the drier regions of New Zealand, such as Canterbury,…
National Environmental Standards for Freshwater
Some of the rules to be applied in order to the meet the NPSFM 2020’s objectives and policies and those set in regional plans through the National Objectives Framework process and under parts of the NPSFM 2020, are set out…
Addressing sedimentation and pollution
Coastal land development has had a significant impact on the quality of coastal waters through increasing sediment and pollutants flowing into the ocean. Early Māori burnt areas of coastal forest and established agriculture around coastal plains. Sediment cores demonstrate that…
Legislation
There are a number of pieces of legislation in New Zealand that are designed to protect biodiversity. The following table summarises the legislation. Conservation Act The purpose of the Conservation Act, as expressed in its long title, is ‘to promote…