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Environment Southland promotes the sustainable use of land through the offering of expert advice on best management practices that allows for the management of effects on land and
water through resource use and natural events.
Along with individual on-farm advice our officers also facilitate and run field-days, work with community groups and provide advice for industries reliant on land use, to increase
awareness of land management issues and associated best management practices.
To obtain the best environmental outcomes for your business, and Southland, ring Environment Southland and ask to speak to a Land Sustainability officer. Land Sustainability Officers
will arrange to visit your property and provide advice and information on a variety of land management issues. These include;
- Soil Health Management (soil types, soil structure, compaction, cultivation practices and site-specific soil issues)
- Riparian Management (riparian management plan, fencing water courses, planting stream banks, creating filter systems and wetland construction)
- Shelter (designing shelter plan, suitable species for your area, establishment techniques and maintenance)
- Erosion Control (cver-sowing, fencing, tree-planting, wind erosion, slumps, slips, open or closed spaced tree planting)
- Environmental Farm Plans (nutrient management, sustainable use of fertilisers and pesticides, farm specific environmental issues, grazing management, wintering systems, silage, waste management and biodiversity)
- Farm Forestry (commercial species, silviculture, nutrient deficiencies and diseases of trees and chemical use, amenity values, native plantings, trees for birds and bees, pond plantings)
- Community Partnerships (community participation in environmental issues, resource management issues, group facilitation, creation and fostering community partnerships)
Sustainable Management Guide
This Sustainable Management Guide is wrriten by the New Zealand Water Environment Research Foundation and promotes sustainable drainage management by providing a series of critical Best
Management Practices (BMPs) and a framework to apply these practices. Download this below.
Sustainable Drainage Management
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Download The Sustainable Drainage Management Guide (2.7 MB)
Contact a Land Sustainability Officer on:
Environment Southland
Private Bag 90116, Invercargill
P: +64 3 211-5115
P: 0800 76 88 45 (inside Southland only)
F: +64 3 211-5252
E: service@es.govt.nz