Meanings of indigenous biodiversity in English

A National Policy Statement on indigenous biodiversity was also being created, she said.

So DOC is seeking better protection for indigenous biodiversity at the site, Robinson said.

Thirteen weeds have been identified as priority targets for eradication in order to protect indigenous biodiversity.

Predation and plant-eating by pests, as well as disease and competition from weeds, continued to threaten indigenous biodiversity.

Although these areas represented a small proportion of each land cover type, the ongoing loss continued to threaten indigenous biodiversity.

Photo: 123RF A discussion document on a proposed National Policy Statement for indigenous biodiversity under the Act is now out for consultation.

The changes included making the Commissioner of Crown Lands more accountable and transparent and ensuring natural landscapes and indigenous biodiversity are safeguarded.

And she's researching the impact of the honey industry on indigenous biodiversity, in the hope to manage hives on public land more effectively.

Under the proposal, councils would be required to work closely with tangata whenua, landowners, and communities to identify and look after significant indigenous biodiversity.

Forest & Bird's Jen Miller said improving the country's indigenous biodiversity policy framework had been a goal of successive governments for more than 20 years.

The proposal makes changes to the Resource Management Act and means every council would have to have a strategy to identify and protect indigenous biodiversity.

The National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) closed submissions on 14 March.