West Coast 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.
Work with central government on increasing pest control programs – this will significantly improve biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
Actively promote use of dung beetles to reduce runoff from grazing ruminants into waterways, this is cost effective and huge on-farm benefit.
Lobby government to ensure that productive farming is not impacted from over-regulation which has little or no local benefits.
Continue to support and widen our pest eradication program to work toward a pest free 2050.
Work with central government on increasing pest control programs – this will significantly improve biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
Actively promote use of dung beetles to reduce runoff from grazing ruminants into waterways, this is cost effective and huge on-farm benefit.
Lobby government to ensure that productive farming is not impacted from over-regulation which has little or no local benefits.
Continue to support and widen our pest eradication program to work toward a pest free 2050.
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