Southland District Council
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Commit to nature based solutions to protect our taonga species to ensure they are stable or increasing.
Increase pest control across all public land.
Support a transition to sustainable freshwater ecosystems that maintains natural processes and gives space for rivers to move.
Listen to all sides of the story regarding water quality and preservation. The Three Waters proposal needs more time and information.
Operate a waste management and minimisation with the best environmental, social and economic outcome.
Support new and exciting wilderness spaces for our children and generations to come, recognising biodiversity and landowners' expectations.
Ensure great scrutiny of pine monoculture – a threat to indigenous biodiversity and a fire hazard. Fire services are already struggling.
Provide incentives like lower annual inspection fees to vendors not using disposable serving ware. Cut down on waste heading to landfills.
Provide incentives for retailers to cut down packaging. Cloth nappy programs run by other councils can be trialled in Southland.
Move away from poisoning waterways and community land. Accept the diversity that nature offers.
Mow less often. Encourage wild meadows, orchards and grooves.
Plant for the future. Native trees were harvested to build cities on the other side of the world (San Francisco). Start replanting them.
Ensure that every person has access to drinkable water and that his access is embedded within local government legislation and policy.
Protect/create native wildlife/sanctuaries for their preservation while ensuring the provision of areas for recreational hunting and fishing.
Eradicate pests that seek to destroy that which we are seeking to preserve in humane and environment-friendly ways.
Commit to nature based solutions to protect our taonga species to ensure they are stable or increasing.
Increase pest control across all public land.
Support a transition to sustainable freshwater ecosystems that maintains natural processes and gives space for rivers to move.
Listen to all sides of the story regarding water quality and preservation. The Three Waters proposal needs more time and information.
Operate a waste management and minimisation with the best environmental, social and economic outcome.
Support new and exciting wilderness spaces for our children and generations to come, recognising biodiversity and landowners' expectations.
Ensure great scrutiny of pine monoculture – a threat to indigenous biodiversity and a fire hazard. Fire services are already struggling.
Provide incentives like lower annual inspection fees to vendors not using disposable serving ware. Cut down on waste heading to landfills.
Provide incentives for retailers to cut down packaging. Cloth nappy programs run by other councils can be trialled in Southland.
Move away from poisoning waterways and community land. Accept the diversity that nature offers.
Mow less often. Encourage wild meadows, orchards and grooves.
Plant for the future. Native trees were harvested to build cities on the other side of the world (San Francisco). Start replanting them.
Ensure that every person has access to drinkable water and that his access is embedded within local government legislation and policy.
Protect/create native wildlife/sanctuaries for their preservation while ensuring the provision of areas for recreational hunting and fishing.
Eradicate pests that seek to destroy that which we are seeking to preserve in humane and environment-friendly ways.
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