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Programa Nacional de Controlo de Coníferas Invasoras da Nova Zelândia
New Zealand · Wellington · See the New Zealand profile
Programa nacional que paga empreiteiros para eliminar coníferas invasoras de ~180.000 ha/ano; as coníferas invasoras removem até 40% da água das bacias. NZD 175m investidos desde 2015; Orçamento 2026 acrescenta NZD 79m. Análise custo-benefício independente: retorno de NZD 30 por dólar investido.
~180,000 ha/yr
Área tratada anualmente
NZD 175m
Investimento público desde 2015 (2015-2024)
NZD 79m
Financiamento adicional do Orçamento 2026 (2026)
NZD 30 per NZD 1
Rácio custo-benefício (ACB independente)
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
O Programa Nacional de Controlo de Coníferas Invasoras da Nova Zelândia, gerido pelo Ministério das Indústrias Primárias, paga empreiteiros para remover coníferas autossemeadas invasoras que podem captar até 40% da água de uma bacia.
Results
Cerca de 180.000 ha são tratados por ano; foram investidos NZD 175m desde 2015, com mais NZD 79m acrescentados no Orçamento de 2026, e uma análise custo-benefício independente estima um retorno de NZD 30 por dólar investido.
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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