Application of Low Impact Urban Design and Development (LIUDD) Principles, with
a Biodiversity Focus, for New Zealand
Developers and Homeowners.
Source: NZ
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Resource type: Manual |
Updated:31/05/2010 |
User Comments: This is really cool to see how you can encourage biodiversity even amoung built structures.
The GreenPages project is a collaborative effort by people involved in different groups in the New Zealand environment movement. This includes Greenpeace, Native Forest Action, DoC, Environment Centres.
Source: Greenpages
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Resource type: directory |
Updated:06/05/2010 |
User Comments: Very basic not very eye catching
QEII Trust helps private landowners in New Zealand to protect significant natural and cultural features on their land through open space covenants in perpetuity.
Source: QEII National Trust
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Resource type: Website |
Updated:06/05/2010 |
User Comments: Some useful information on covenants on the resources section
Founded in 1980, the NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust is New Zealand's leading organisation involved in forest restoration. Since then, the Trust has acquired land at the rate of 250ha a year to protect important species, restore their habitats and to improve the quality of our waterways. It now has 25 reserves throughout the North Island with a total of nearly 6,000ha of protected native forests.
Source: NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust
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Resource type: Website |
Updated:06/05/2010 |
User Comments: Their reserves are mainly up on the North Island, so I suspect DOC or Forest and Bird would be better organisations to align with in Southland.
Formed in 1923, Forest & Bird has about 40,000 members in 50 branches that work on a variety of conservation activities, from re-forestation to lobbying, bird monitoring to weed-busting.
Source: Forest and Bird
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Resource type: Website |
Updated:06/05/2010 |
User Comments: Great to see the range of stuff you can get involved in as well as donate to.
The New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation aims to challenge and enable business, private individual and visitors to contribute to the conservation estate for the benefit of all. The Foundation operates as the strategic partner to the Department of Conservation in conservation fundraising.
Source: New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation
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Resource type: Website of organisation |
Updated:06/05/2010 |
User Comments: The website is just a home page with no further information. Does this organisation actually exist??
These Plant Me Instead booklets profile the environmental weeds of greatest concern to those in your region who work and volunteer in local parks and reserves, national parks, bush remnants, wetlands and coastal areas. Suggestions are given for locally-sold non-weedy species, both native and non-native, that can be used to replace these weeds in your garden.
Source: Weedbusters
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Resource type: Guide |

Southland Specific |
User Comments: This was really helpful, I didn't know some of these were weeds.
These factsheets give advice on what to plant in order to attract native birds into your garden and the months of the year when New Zealand plants provide food for native birds.
Source: Department of Conservation
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Resource type: Guides |
Updated:22/03/2010 |
User Comments: Great resource, nice to know how to attract birds to your garden and do your bit for bio-diversity!
Southland Ecological Restoration Network (SERN) A network of Southland Community Conservation projects.
Source: Southland District Council DOC ICC ES
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Resource type: Website with links and maps |

Southland Specific |
User Comments: Has a comprehensive list of projects for anyone looking at supporting a local ecological restoration project.
Information sheet on the benefits of conservation and examples of businesses involved with conservation projects.
Source: Department of Conservation
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Resource type: Information sheet |
User Comments: