Auckland Council
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Restore the Hauraki Gulf and work towards the goal of 30% marine protected areas.
Increase the city's tree canopy to 30% across urban areas and advocate for greater tree protection.
Continue funding community-led ecological restoration, pest control and environmental programmes to increase biodiversity and restore waterways.
See that ordinary NZers are not penalised for the sins of the big polluters.
Review all policies with an eye to ensuring there is complete transparency and that common sense be not sacrificed for dogmatic assertions.
Inform the public on why wastewater, stormwater, and tapwater, has had a lack of long-term maintenance funding and capital investment.
Inform the public on how upstream pine conversion and terrestrial agriculture contributes to downstream sedimentation and poor vis.
Create closer networking with body corporates (building managers) to coordinate organic and inorganic waste collections and separation.
Redirect council resources to propose and promote marine reserves, especially in the Hauraki Gulf with a long term goal of 10 percent full protection.
Actively restore kelp forests on kina barren reefs. Kelp restoration could potentially offset c160,000 tonnes of carbon in the Hauraki Gulf.
Review existing predator management programmes to ensure local community groups are empowered and on track to create Predator Free Auckland.
Restore the Hauraki Gulf and work towards the goal of 30% marine protected areas.
Increase the city's tree canopy to 30% across urban areas and advocate for greater tree protection.
Continue funding community-led ecological restoration, pest control and environmental programmes to increase biodiversity and restore waterways.
See that ordinary NZers are not penalised for the sins of the big polluters.
Review all policies with an eye to ensuring there is complete transparency and that common sense be not sacrificed for dogmatic assertions.
Inform the public on why wastewater, stormwater, and tapwater, has had a lack of long-term maintenance funding and capital investment.
Inform the public on how upstream pine conversion and terrestrial agriculture contributes to downstream sedimentation and poor vis.
Create closer networking with body corporates (building managers) to coordinate organic and inorganic waste collections and separation.
Redirect council resources to propose and promote marine reserves, especially in the Hauraki Gulf with a long term goal of 10 percent full protection.
Actively restore kelp forests on kina barren reefs. Kelp restoration could potentially offset c160,000 tonnes of carbon in the Hauraki Gulf.
Review existing predator management programmes to ensure local community groups are empowered and on track to create Predator Free Auckland.
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