Horizons 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.
Fund compliance and enforcement adequately to minimise environmental pollution.
Fund environmental monitoring to ensure informed decisions.
Support landowners and community groups to protect and enhance biodiversity in significant areas including pest eradication.
Build community capacity and leadership for biodiversity conservation and restoration and promote the polluter pays principle.
Increase response rate and promote monitoring and reporting to improve future readiness.
Reduce, reuse and recycle waste, reduce plastic items, capture methane, compost organic waste and use eco friendly products.
Empower communities to enhance native biodiversity and increase pest management through a contestable fund for community-led projects.
Enhance native biodiversity through pest management, community empowerment, environmental education and collaborative projects.
Protect and enhance our most threatened habitats through a science-based, highly focused programme working with and supporting landowners.
Continue pest eradication programmes.
Ensure appropriate consenting and compliance programmes are in place.
Ensure more practical compliance, not aspirational, and better communication before adverse enforcement.
Partner with landowners to expand and refine pest eradication programmes.
Promote community food security through fruiting trees and community gardens in public spaces.
Support smart waste management by backing zero-waste initiatives and circular economy innovation.
Fund compliance and enforcement adequately to minimise environmental pollution.
Fund environmental monitoring to ensure informed decisions.
Support landowners and community groups to protect and enhance biodiversity in significant areas including pest eradication.
Build community capacity and leadership for biodiversity conservation and restoration and promote the polluter pays principle.
Increase response rate and promote monitoring and reporting to improve future readiness.
Reduce, reuse and recycle waste, reduce plastic items, capture methane, compost organic waste and use eco friendly products.
Empower communities to enhance native biodiversity and increase pest management through a contestable fund for community-led projects.
Enhance native biodiversity through pest management, community empowerment, environmental education and collaborative projects.
Protect and enhance our most threatened habitats through a science-based, highly focused programme working with and supporting landowners.
Continue pest eradication programmes.
Ensure appropriate consenting and compliance programmes are in place.
Ensure more practical compliance, not aspirational, and better communication before adverse enforcement.
Partner with landowners to expand and refine pest eradication programmes.
Promote community food security through fruiting trees and community gardens in public spaces.
Support smart waste management by backing zero-waste initiatives and circular economy innovation.
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