Mayor of Gisborne
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.
Focus on biodiversity in line with land-use change policies.
Renew focus on compliance, monitoring and enforcement functions.
Work towards a zero-waste region and future proof regional waste management.
Discourage removal of seaweed from beaches, which is the primary food source for sandhopper that feed birds and young fish.
Enable forestry industry to expediently transition vulnerable areas out of pine to native before pine trees become too big to harvest.
Establish food waste to compost or separate collection system to halt huge amounts of food waste going to landfill.
Focus on biodiversity in line with land-use change policies.
Renew focus on compliance, monitoring and enforcement functions.
Work towards a zero-waste region and future proof regional waste management.
Discourage removal of seaweed from beaches, which is the primary food source for sandhopper that feed birds and young fish.
Enable forestry industry to expediently transition vulnerable areas out of pine to native before pine trees become too big to harvest.
Establish food waste to compost or separate collection system to halt huge amounts of food waste going to landfill.
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