This chapter examines the planning response to climate change and sea level rise (SLR) in the Akaroa Harbour area of Banks Peninsula near Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. The area is of historical significance as a second home and day-trip destination for Christchurch residents. The ...

Human activities and climate change have contributed to a dramatic decline in populations and species, and conservation activities are required to slow this decline. Conservation of nature is considered worthwhile by many, but for different reasons. This means that ideas about our moral obligations ...

This chapter provides a brief overview of New Zealand's agriculture and environmental issues and environmental management. Throughout the chapter, illustrations have been provided of the growing regulations for the management of water quality, soil erosion, the preservation of biodiversity, and...

The results and associated implications of risks in no-tillage systems are examined. These risks include: biological (pests, diseases, toxins, nutrient stress, physiological stress and seed quality); physical (weather and machine function); chemical (weed control and fertilizer toxicity); and...

Considerable emphasis has been placed on the interactions between environmental change and forests in recent years. Organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have produced reports detailing scenarios of forest development associated with particular changes in climate....

Australia and New Zealand are committed to the concept of sustainable forest management. Extensive portions of native forest in each country are managed primarily for conservation purposes. Substantial investment has been made in both countries to establish planted production forests, which...