Achieving win-win outcomes for pastoral farming and biodiversity conservation in New Zealand
David A. Norton, Febyana Suryaningrum, Hannah L. Buckley, Bradley S. Case, H. S. C. Cochrane, Adam Forbes, Matt Harcombe
Abstract
Pastoral farming is the dominant land use in New Zealand today and is under considerable domestic social and political pressure to reduce its environmental footprint. In this article, we explore options to enhance native biodiversity conservation within New Zealand pastoral systems. We argue that there is strong synergistic interdependence between biodiversity conservation and pastoral farming and suggest that it is possible to have win-win outcomes for both.
Topics & Concepts
BiodiversityAgricultureAgricultural biodiversityIncentiveBusinessNatural resource economicsGovernment (linguistics)Environmental resource managementPopulationEnvironmental planningAgroforestryGeographyEconomicsEcologySociologyDemographyBiologyArchaeologyPhilosophyMicroeconomicsLinguisticsRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactIndigenous Studies and Ecology