Open AccessCONSERVATION OBJECTIVES IN PASTORALISM
Author(s) -
Colin D. Meurk
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1987.48.1765
Subject(s) - pastoralism , nature reserve , natural (archaeology) , vulnerability (computing) , tourism , environmental planning , land degradation , land tenure , environmental resource management , land use , geography , agroforestry , agriculture , land management , business , natural resource economics , ecology , livestock , environmental science , economics , forestry , computer science , computer security , archaeology , biology
New Zealand, because of its geographic isolation, harbours unique biological qualities. Human occupation inevitably disrupted this natural order. Gradual degradation of these natural qualities can easily go unnoticed and unchecked. The bulk of our nature reserves are on land unsuited to agriculture, whereas the significance and vulnerability of our total natural heritage requires a reserve network representing all land classes. To ensure protection of vital natural areas they must be of viable proportions and segregated from incompatible uses. There are practical and spiritual reasons for nature conservation which offer beneficial options for land use. A wide range of conservation measures is available to the landowner. Keywords: farm tourism, land management, multipurpose, nature conservation, reserves