Otago 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.
Lobby government for better, more flexible biosecurity tools that allow less planning and more action to address weeds and pests.
Provide guides and plans that allow for good management practices supporting improved environmental outcomes and provide funding streams.
Work with communities to address the big issues, understand them and work out collaboratively the real solutions using science.
Cut wasteful compliance costs that punish small landowners and businesses but deliver little for biodiversity outcomes.
Hold forest owners accountable for pest control so neighbouring farms and communities are not forced to carry the costs of invasive animals.
Trust communities and landowners to lead biodiversity protection with council acting as a supporter, not a controller.
Generic detailed policies on issues of relevance to the Otago region and be viewed at: www.visionotago.nz.
Create a funding structure that attracts external funding for large scale environmental projects prioritised by community action plans.
Help establish and support networks that enable the delivery of catchment action plans developed by the community.
Support the facilitation of integrated catchment management and catchment action plans developed by the community for the community.
Lobby government for better, more flexible biosecurity tools that allow less planning and more action to address weeds and pests.
Provide guides and plans that allow for good management practices supporting improved environmental outcomes and provide funding streams.
Work with communities to address the big issues, understand them and work out collaboratively the real solutions using science.
Cut wasteful compliance costs that punish small landowners and businesses but deliver little for biodiversity outcomes.
Hold forest owners accountable for pest control so neighbouring farms and communities are not forced to carry the costs of invasive animals.
Trust communities and landowners to lead biodiversity protection with council acting as a supporter, not a controller.
Generic detailed policies on issues of relevance to the Otago region and be viewed at: www.visionotago.nz.
Create a funding structure that attracts external funding for large scale environmental projects prioritised by community action plans.
Help establish and support networks that enable the delivery of catchment action plans developed by the community.
Support the facilitation of integrated catchment management and catchment action plans developed by the community for the community.
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