Tasman District 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.
Ensuring that all council reserves have correct policies and plans in place to protect their biodiversity values.
Support initiatives where the efforts of volunteers can be leveraged to protect biodiversity, particularly for tree planting.
Support having a biosecurity strategy and action plans in place.
Evaluate the current waste management and minimisation programs.
Introduce public and private partnerships, the Emissions Trading Scheme provides a financial incentive to all sectors to improve environmental outcomes.
Review waste management, explore energy generation from green and human waste, recycle waste compost and elements of value.
Out-source expertise from green organisations for greening projects and professional contractors for pest control and monitoring.
Ensure council guides regional development in logical directions that can be sustained over time, encouraging recreational pest management.
Protect fertile land to ensure capacity to supply local populations and provide employment through exports, continuing waterway protection.
Ensure the Tasman District Council works with stakeholders to implement the Tasman Biodiversity Strategy 2022.
Ensure Tasman District Council continues to effectively assess, manage and remediate environmental risks.
Actively encourage the reduction of both business and private waste and continue to work towards sustainable solutions.
Ensuring that all council reserves have correct policies and plans in place to protect their biodiversity values.
Support initiatives where the efforts of volunteers can be leveraged to protect biodiversity, particularly for tree planting.
Support having a biosecurity strategy and action plans in place.
Evaluate the current waste management and minimisation programs.
Introduce public and private partnerships, the Emissions Trading Scheme provides a financial incentive to all sectors to improve environmental outcomes.
Review waste management, explore energy generation from green and human waste, recycle waste compost and elements of value.
Out-source expertise from green organisations for greening projects and professional contractors for pest control and monitoring.
Ensure council guides regional development in logical directions that can be sustained over time, encouraging recreational pest management.
Protect fertile land to ensure capacity to supply local populations and provide employment through exports, continuing waterway protection.
Ensure the Tasman District Council works with stakeholders to implement the Tasman Biodiversity Strategy 2022.
Ensure Tasman District Council continues to effectively assess, manage and remediate environmental risks.
Actively encourage the reduction of both business and private waste and continue to work towards sustainable solutions.
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