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Programa Nacional de Control de Coníferas Invasoras de Nueva Zelanda
New Zealand · Wellington · See the New Zealand profile
Programa nacional que paga contratistas para eliminar coníferas invasoras de ~180.000 ha/año; captan hasta el 40% del agua de cuencas. NZD 175m invertidos desde 2015; Presupuesto 2026 añade NZD 79m. Análisis coste-beneficio independiente: retorno de NZD 30 por dólar invertido.
~180,000 ha/yr
Superficie tratada anualmente
NZD 175m
Inversión pública desde 2015 (2015-2024)
NZD 79m
Financiación adicional del Presupuesto 2026 (2026)
NZD 30 per NZD 1
Relación costo-beneficio (ACB independiente)
Details
- Maturity
- Scaling
- Promoter
- New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
- Period
- 2015–ongoing
- Keywords
- biosecurity, invasive species, watershed management, fire prevention, native biodiversity
Context
El Programa Nacional de Control de Coníferas Invasoras de Nueva Zelanda, gestionado por el Ministerio de Industrias Primarias, paga a contratistas para eliminar coníferas invasoras autosembradas que pueden captar hasta el 40% del agua de una cuenca.
Results
Cada año se tratan unas 180.000 ha; se han invertido NZD 175m desde 2015, con NZD 79m adicionales en el Presupuesto 2026, y un análisis costo-beneficio independiente estima un retorno de NZD 30 por dólar invertido.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-22
- New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) — accessed 2026-06-22
- National Wilding Conifer Programme (wildingpines.nz) — accessed 2026-06-22
- MPI Programme Page — accessed 2026-06-22
- Budget 2026: NZD 79m boost (NZ Herald) — accessed 2026-06-22
- MPI Cost-Benefit Analysis Phase 2 (PDF) — accessed 2026-06-22
- Beehive: 1.4m ha in two years — accessed 2026-06-22
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