Environment

Analysis horizon: 50yr · 100yr

Freshwater degradation from dairy farming

Taranaki rivers and streams are polluted by dairy farm runoff. Nitrogen and E. coli levels exceed safe limits.

Freshwater degradation from dairy farming in Taranaki

Taranaki rivers and streams are polluted by dairy farm runoff. Nitrogen and E. coli levels exceed safe limits.

Structural drivers

Dairy farming intensification. Dairy farming intensification

Solution camps

A number of distinct positions recur in the policy debate on this issue. Each is defensible on its own terms; none is obviously correct.

Dairy sector environmental support. Dairy sector environmental support addresses freshwater_degradation. Key moves include Implement Dairy sector environmental support. The main tensions are: Implementation requires sustained political will and cross-sector coordination.; Resource constraints may limit the pace of change..

(New Plymouth District Council, 2024)

Coastal marine ecosystem degradation

Coastal waters near New Plymouth show low biodiversity and shellfish contamination.

Coastal marine ecosystem degradation in Taranaki

Coastal waters near New Plymouth show low biodiversity and shellfish contamination.

Structural drivers

Dairy farming intensification. Dairy farming intensification

Solution camps

A number of distinct positions recur in the policy debate on this issue. Each is defensible on its own terms; none is obviously correct.

Dairy sector environmental support. Dairy sector environmental support addresses freshwater_degradation. Key moves include Implement Dairy sector environmental support. The main tensions are: Implementation requires sustained political will and cross-sector coordination.; Resource constraints may limit the pace of change..

(New Plymouth District Council, 2024)

Dairy farm nutrient and bacterial runoff

Intensive dairy farming generates significant nutrient loading and bacterial contamination.

Dairy farm nutrient and bacterial runoff in Taranaki

Intensive dairy farming generates significant nutrient loading and bacterial contamination.

Structural drivers

Dairy farming intensification. Dairy farming intensification

Solution camps

A number of distinct positions recur in the policy debate on this issue. Each is defensible on its own terms; none is obviously correct.

Dairy sector environmental support. Dairy sector environmental support addresses freshwater_degradation. Key moves include Implement Dairy sector environmental support. The main tensions are: Implementation requires sustained political will and cross-sector coordination.; Resource constraints may limit the pace of change..

(New Plymouth District Council, 2024)

Industrial and agricultural emissions

Oil and gas production, methanol synthesis, and dairy farming generate significant greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions.

Industrial and agricultural emissions in Taranaki

Oil and gas production, methanol synthesis, and dairy farming generate significant greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions.

Structural drivers

Dairy farming intensification. Dairy farming intensification

Solution camps

A number of distinct positions recur in the policy debate on this issue. Each is defensible on its own terms; none is obviously correct.

Dairy sector environmental support. Dairy sector environmental support addresses freshwater_degradation. Key moves include Implement Dairy sector environmental support. The main tensions are: Implementation requires sustained political will and cross-sector coordination.; Resource constraints may limit the pace of change..

(New Plymouth District Council, 2024)

References

Citations follow APA 7th edition (author, year) format. Each in-text citation above links to its full reference below.

• New Plymouth District Council. (2024). New Plymouth District Council Annual Plan 2024.

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