Chapter 3: Landcare in Action
A series of case studies demonstrating how sustainable land management and profitable farming can work together (46 pages).
Excerpt:
This chapter contains examples from a range of farmers and landowners who have taken the plunge and invested in a more sustainable approach. These are practical, economically viable land management solutions that provide long term benefits to the farmer, landowner and the wider community.
Case Studies featured in this chapter:
- Sustainable land management: Totara Project.
- Sustainable land management: Aorere Project.
- Catchment management: Waikato peat lakes.
- Catchment management: Upper Taieri Project.
- Farm resilience and climate change: Northland Farm Resilience.
- Farm resilience and climate change: Starborough/Flaxbourne Project.
- Biodiversity enhancement: Biodiversity Northland Project.
- Biodiversity enhancement: Biodiversity Southland Project.


