These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on the 27 June 2012, in order to improve the biodiversity management in the built-up area.
The plan sparked controversy amid doubts raised with respect to environmental protection and biodiversity management, technical and financial feasibility, and procedural problems related to the project.
Whangamarino Wetland has been subject to intensive biodiversity management, research, and community awareness campaigns by the Department of Conservation as part of the Arawai Kākāriki wetland restoration programme.
The Biodiversity Standard aims to offer an all-encompassing standard for biodiversity management which is suitable for any geographical area in locations all over the globe.
Plant protection and biodiversity management: This division investigates and develops practical methods of controlling pests and diseases in fruit and vegetable growing, viticulture, and crop farming.
He has occupied visiting chairs on four continents, developing international partnerships, joint postgraduate programs, and carrying on his research both in evolutionary ecology, biodiversity management and sustainable development.
To achieve this outcome, biodiversity management will depend on maintaining structure and function.
The traditional focus on threatened species in BAPs is at odds with the principles of biodiversity management because, by the time species become threatened, the processes that maintain biodiversity are already compromised.
Hence, a core principle of biodiversity management, that traditional BAPs overlook, is the need to incorporate cultural, social and economic values in the process.
Contemporary principles of biodiversity management, such as those produced by the Business Biodiversity Offsets Program are now integral to any plans to manage biodiversity, including the development of BAPs.
