Bay of Plenty Regional 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.
Ensure that existing regulations are enforced and enforceable, where they are not enforceable change the regulations..
Ensure a greater focus on pest plant (weed) control and develop a flexible approach to which weeds are controlled and eradicated.
Work with other councils landowners and contractors to reduce the amount of herbicide used in the rohe with a more targeted approach.
Better support and recognition for private efforts to protect and restore key biodiversity areas (wetlands, waterways and harbours).
Support a regionally coordinated approach to private, council and other pest and biosecurity management efforts to maximise success.
Increased focus on identifying and significantly reducing sedimentation loads entering waterways and our harbours.
Support the concept of 'predator free New Zealand'.
Greater effort required in waste minimalisation.
Support programmes to reduce pollution.
Increase investment in biodiversity and pest management and support and empower community groups to enhance biodiversity in their rohe.
Use best practice to provide effective monitoring, reporting, enforcement and compliance, to minimise negative environmental impacts.
Support innovation in pollution reduction, waste management and minimisation and encourage development of a circular economy approach.
Ensure that existing regulations are enforced and enforceable, where they are not enforceable change the regulations..
Ensure a greater focus on pest plant (weed) control and develop a flexible approach to which weeds are controlled and eradicated.
Work with other councils landowners and contractors to reduce the amount of herbicide used in the rohe with a more targeted approach.
Better support and recognition for private efforts to protect and restore key biodiversity areas (wetlands, waterways and harbours).
Support a regionally coordinated approach to private, council and other pest and biosecurity management efforts to maximise success.
Increased focus on identifying and significantly reducing sedimentation loads entering waterways and our harbours.
Support the concept of 'predator free New Zealand'.
Greater effort required in waste minimalisation.
Support programmes to reduce pollution.
Increase investment in biodiversity and pest management and support and empower community groups to enhance biodiversity in their rohe.
Use best practice to provide effective monitoring, reporting, enforcement and compliance, to minimise negative environmental impacts.
Support innovation in pollution reduction, waste management and minimisation and encourage development of a circular economy approach.
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