Biodiversity and Environmental Co-benefits

Biodiversity and Environmental Co-benefits

Far North Carbon

A forest planted for carbon also shelters wildlife, filters runoff and holds erosion-prone slopes together. Native forest does far more of this than pine, but even an exotic block can be improved with native strips along waterways, an understorey and pest control.

The guide covers the benefits for biodiversity, water quality, erosion and climate resilience, the cultural values of native forest, the early markets that pay for these outcomes, and the surveys and monitoring needed to claim them.

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Biodiversity

  • Native Forestry and Regeneration

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Forestry
    Regeneration

    Earning carbon from native bush, planted or regenerating.

  • Valuing the Invaluable - Why native trees are worth fighting for

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Conservation
    Erosion
    Forestry
    Regeneration
    Sustainability
    Water

    Learn about the value of New Zealand's native forests and the services they provide to biodiversity and ecosystems.

  • What to plant on erodible land

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Erosion
    Forestry
    Regeneration
    Resilience
    Sustainability

    Learn about planting on erodible land for better resilience and productivity.

Water

  • Myth conceptions - Are planted forests really the Devil?

    Climate
    Biodiversity
    Forestry
    Soil
    Sustainability
    Water

    This resource challenges myths about planted forests, especially radiata pine, in New Zealand.

  • Riparian zone planting

    Whenua
    Biodiversity
    Conservation
    Erosion
    On-farm actions
    Regeneration
    Resilience
    Sustainability
    Water

    Learn about planting trees along waterways to enhance nature and prevent erosion.

  • Climate-resilient Māori forestry and agriculture on the East Coast

    Climate
    Adaptation
    Erosion
    Forestry
    Horticulture
    Resilience
    Sustainability
    Water
    Whenua Māori

    Learn about sustainable Māori forestry and agriculture for climate resilience on the East Coast.

Erosion

  • Accelerating landscape scale restoration of native forest

    Whenua
    Biodiversity
    Collaboration
    Conservation
    Erosion
    Forestry
    Regeneration

    This innovative seed-island project is helping to speed up native forest restoration.

  • Trees for steep slopes

    Whenua
    Erosion
    Forestry
    Productivity
    Regeneration
    Risk
    Sustainability

    Learn about the best tree species for reducing erosion on steep slopes in different parts of Aotearoa.

  • Farm Source guide - Focus your planting

    Whenua
    Biodiversity
    Conservation
    Erosion

    Uncover options for riparian planting, native trees and shelter that boost farm biodiversity.

An alternative perspective

  • Forage cropping management

    Enterprise
    Agribusiness
    Farm planning
    Livestock
    Soil
    Sustainability

    This guide explains effective forage cropping management for livestock.

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Learn how to control erosion in forestry through careful planning and tree selection.

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Calculate carbon storage in native forests and find planting needs to offset your footprint.

Research programme: Transitioning Exotic Forest to Native

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Biodiversity
Conservation
Forestry
Regeneration
Sustainability

Get a better understandinf of what it takes to transition from exotic forests to natives.

Intensive winter grazing module

Climate
Erosion
Livestock
Planning
Soil
Sustainability
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This guide can help you minimise the impact of intensive winter grazing on water quality and animal welfare.

On-farm actions - Trees and vegetation

Climate
Forestry
Profitability
Sequestration
Sustainability

Learn how farms can use trees for carbon credits to boost income while enhancing te Taiao.

Environmental impacts of harvesting forests

Whenua
Erosion
Forestry
Risk
Sustainability

Learn how to manage environmental impacts when harvesting your forests.