Horizons 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.
Maintain and enhance possum control measures throughout the region which is core council business, protecting the environment and economy.
Encourage waste minimisation and good environmental practices by supporting programs in the region's schools, such as Enviroschools.
Working constructively and positively with private landowners, helping them protect valuable biodiversity on their properties.
Ensure council's programme of biodiversity and pest management continues, based on highest identified priorities.
Ensure council works with all parties to have an effective enforcement and compliance programme, based on a partnership model.
Ensure the council has a pragmatic, balanced, and effective environmental monitoring and reporting programme.
Commit strongly to existing programmes that improve biodiversity – especially if they have become restrained in recent years.
Provide adequate incentives for protection of important natural values on private land. The burden often falls unfairly on a few people.
Ensure information pertaining to natural areas, native species, rivers, wetlands and coastal areas is up-to-date and useable.
Maintain and enhance possum control measures throughout the region which is core council business, protecting the environment and economy.
Encourage waste minimisation and good environmental practices by supporting programs in the region's schools, such as Enviroschools.
Working constructively and positively with private landowners, helping them protect valuable biodiversity on their properties.
Ensure council's programme of biodiversity and pest management continues, based on highest identified priorities.
Ensure council works with all parties to have an effective enforcement and compliance programme, based on a partnership model.
Ensure the council has a pragmatic, balanced, and effective environmental monitoring and reporting programme.
Commit strongly to existing programmes that improve biodiversity – especially if they have become restrained in recent years.
Provide adequate incentives for protection of important natural values on private land. The burden often falls unfairly on a few people.
Ensure information pertaining to natural areas, native species, rivers, wetlands and coastal areas is up-to-date and useable.
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