the Canterbury Water Management Strategy Canterbury Water Management Strategy. $100,000/year is available until available until 2015 for the Hurunui District. 2015 for the Hurunui District The purpose of the fund is to encourage landowners and managers to Contact: Jean Tompkins support on the ground actions focussing on protecting and connecting Biodiversity Officer waterways and wetlands with remnant biodiversity values. Examples of projects that may be supported by funding include fencing streams, springs Ph: 027-475-6285 or 03-365-3828 or wetlands, weed control in wetlands, planting to improve habitats for native fish, earthworks and signage. The funding will contribute a maximum of two-thirds the cost of projects. Landowners typically provide the remaining one third in kind; that is, they provide labour such as fencing and weed control. Alternatively you may seek additional funding from other sources such as the Biodiversity Conditions Fund (see below in this table) While priority is currently being given to areas around Conway Hills, coastal areas between the Conway and Waiau Rivers, North Pegasus Bay coastal areas, and Lake Sumner areas, additional funding is also available for other areas of high biodiversity value including drylands (see below). Biodiversity Fund (Ecan) Criteria: Individuals, landowners, community and conservation groups, Maximum schools and recreational groups proposing projects that enhance native amount is $20,000 per biodiversity,(native flora and fauna, and are environmentally sustainable. Representativeness: the extent to which an area represents a habitat type or project. ecosystem that is typical of the area concerned; Applications Contact received all Ecological context: projects must provide a benefit to indigenous year round, biodiversity and play an important role in the health of the wider ecosystem long-term. Considered 30 April and 30 Geographic spread: the aim will be to ensure a fair distribution of projects September. across the region; Land ownership: proposed projects should generally be on private, customary or coastal land. Some work is expected to be contributed by the land owner. Project ownership: projects undertaken by groups need clearly identified leadership.
the Canterbury Water Management Strategy Contact: Jean Tompkins Biodiversity Officer Ph: 027-475-6285 or 03-365-3828 Canterbury Water Management Strategy. $100,000/year is available until 2015 for the Hurunui District. The purpose of the fund is to encourage landowners and managers to support on the ground actions focussing on protecting and connecting waterways and wetlands with remnant biodiversity values. Examples of projects that may be supported by funding include fencing streams, springs or wetlands, weed control in wetlands, planting to improve habitats for native fish, earthworks and signage. The funding will contribute a maximum of two-thirds the cost of projects. Landowners typically provide the remaining one third in kind; that is, they provide labour such as fencing and weed control. Alternatively you may seek additional funding from other sources such as the Biodiversity Conditions Fund (see below in this table) While priority is currently being given to areas around Conway Hills, coastal areas between the Conway and Waiau Rivers, North Pegasus Bay coastal areas, and Lake Sumner areas, additional funding is also available for other areas of high biodiversity value including drylands (see below). available until 2015 for the Hurunui District Biodiversity Fund (Ecan) Contact Criteria: Individuals, landowners, community and conservation groups, schools and recreational groups proposing projects that enhance native biodiversity,(native flora and fauna, and are environmentally sustainable. Representativeness: the extent to which an area represents a habitat type or ecosystem that is typical of the area concerned; Ecological context: projects must provide a benefit to indigenous biodiversity and play an important role in the health of the wider ecosystem long-term. Geographic spread: the aim will be to ensure a fair distribution of projects across the region; Land ownership: proposed projects should generally be on private, customary or coastal land. Some work is expected to be contributed by the land owner. Project ownership: projects undertaken by groups need clearly identified leadership. Maximum amount is $20,000 per project. Applications received all year round, Considered 30 April and 30 September.
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