Outcome:
The natural environment is protected, restored and/or enhanced
Attributes:
- Sustains and enhances the natural environment
- Local flora and fauna which are familiar and significant to Mana Whenua are key natural landscape elements within urban and / or modified areas
- Natural environments are protected, restored or enhanced to levels where sustainable Mana Whenua harvesting is possible
Application:
- Re-establishment and thickening of local biodiversity
- Creating and connecting ecological corridors and webs
- Planting of appropriate indigenous flora in public places, strategies to encourage native planting in private spaces
- Selection of plant and tree species as seasonal markers , to provide habitat for all native fauna as attractors of native bird life
- Establishment and management of traditional food and cultural resource areas allowing for active kaitiakitanga