Nature Heritage Fund

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The Nature Heritage Fund is a countervailable ministerial fund in New Zealand that was set up in 1990 with the aim of protecting indigenous forests in the country and later other areas worthy of protection. The Nature Heritage Fund office is based in Wellington .

history

The fund was founded in 1990 under the name Forest Heritage Fund by the then New Zealand government under the New Zealand Labor Party in Wellington. At the time, the fund was focused exclusively on the protection of forest areas. This changed in 1998 when the fund was expanded to include non-forest areas and was therefore renamed the Nature Heritage Fund . In 2015, the government celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fund, which by then had protected 341,881  hectares of land that was in critical condition with regard to its ecosystem, for a total of over NZ $ 162 million over the 25 years had spent. This means that the fund has been able to protect 1.3% of the area of ​​New Zealand by then.

Responsibilities

While the Department of Conservation is responsible for the administration and compliance with nature conservation in the protected areas, the Ministry of Conservation controls the fund and the independent Nature Heritage Fund Committee , which is appointed by the responsible minister, processes and makes recommendations on the Fund submitted applications and proposals.

The appointment of the members of the committee is based on Section 56 of the Conservation Act 1987 .

In addition to state, local and regional authorities and organizations, NGOs and private landowners can also apply to the fund .

Web links

  • Nature Heritage Fund . Department of Conservation,accessed on February 16, 2020(English, ... and following pages).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b About the Nature Heritage Fund . Department of Conservation , accessed February 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Nature Heritage Fund turns 25 . Department of Conservation , accessed February 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Gerard Hutching : 'Quiet achiever' protects 1.3 per cent of New Zealand . In: stuff business . Faifax Media , May 26, 2016, accessed on February 16, 2020 .
  4. ^ Conservation Act 1987 . In: New Zealand Legislation . Parliamentary Counsel Office , March 31, 1987, accessed February 10, 2020 .
  5. ^ Nature Heritage Fund . Department of Conservation , accessed February 16, 2020 .