New Zealand National Wilding Conifer Control Programme
New Zealand
National programme paying contractors to eliminate invasive wilding conifers from ~180,000 ha/year; wilding conifers remove up to 40% of catchment …
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Trabalhando pela Água (África do Sul)
South Africa · Cape Town · See the South Africa profile
Desde 1995 a África do Sul paga aos desempregados para eliminar plantas invasoras que consomem muita água — mais de 2,5M hectares limpos e 300.000+ pessoas empregadas — restaurando o rendimento hídrico, reduzindo o combustível de incêndios e criando empregos.
2.5M+ ha
Área limpa de plantas exóticas invasoras (since 1995)
300,000+
Pessoas empregadas
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
- Keywords
- Fynbos and multiple biomes, Public works PES (invasive removal)
Context
Desde 1995, o programa Working for Water da África do Sul paga a trabalhadores desempregados para remover plantas exóticas invasoras consumidoras de água, restaurando o rendimento hídrico, reduzindo a carga de combustível para incêndios e criando emprego.
Results
O programa removeu mais de 2,5 milhões de hectares de plantas exóticas invasoras e empregou mais de 300.000 pessoas.
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 evaluation — accessed 2026-06-19
- DFFE — Working for Water — accessed 2026-06-19
- WRI — South Africa invasive plants — accessed 2026-06-19
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