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Conservation
on land
Ecosystem
restoration on mainland
"[...] we are applying lessons learned on islands to
active management of selected ecosystems on the mainland."
"The restoration of whole ecosystems could thus be
seen as a logical progression from a focus on individual species.
The Department of Conservation now has [the following] strategic
goals and policies that encourage the practical application
of ecosystem restoration." Both
quotes from the paper "Ecosystem Restoration on Mainland"
delivered at IUCN World Conservation Congress, Montreal, 18
October 1996 by Bill Mansfield, Director General, Department
of Conservation. See references below.
Mainland
Island management
"Mainland island habitats (mainland islands) are a
relatively new and exciting area of conservation management,
the aim of which is to protect and restore habitats on the mainland
through intensive management of introduced pests. They are referred
to as mainland "island" habitats because they are manageable
areas, isolated by means of fencing, geographical features or
more commonly, intensive management.
It is a challenging concept because it is a new management
technique, which means that much of the work will be undertaken
as research-by-management, and because, unlike islands which
are discrete land masses surrounded by sea, mainland islands
are subjected to continual re-invasion pressure from pests and
predators in surrounding areas, and therefore require an ongoing
commitment" From
Department of Conservation Fact Sheet 1996: Mainland Island
Habitats.
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Mainland
islands
in New Zealand
- Trounson
Kauri Forest Restoration (Northland)
- Northern
Urewera Forest Management
- Boundary
Stream Scenic Reserve (Hawkes Bay)
- Honeydew
Beech Forest restoration (Nelson Lakes National Park)
- Hurunui
Beech Forest Restoration (Canterbury)
- Karori
Reservoir Native Wildlife Sanctuary
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