Submitter details
1. Submitter name
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Grant Robert Fielder
Section 1: What is a biodiversity credit system?
1. Do you support the need for a biodiversity credit system (BCS) for New Zealand?
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Yes
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No
Please explain your answer here.
To support Private landowners of significant natural habitats in their restoration and preservation
2. Below are two options for using biodiversity credits. Which do you agree with?
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Credits should only be used to recognise positive actions to support biodiversity
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Credits should be used to recognise positive action to support biodiversity, and actions that avoid future decreases in biodiversity
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To support landowners in the continuing preservation of their natural habitats and biodiversity
3. Which scope do you prefer for a biodiversity credit system?
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Focus on terrestrial (land) environments
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Extend from land to freshwater and estuaries (eg, wetland, estuarine restoration)
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Extend from land and freshwater to coastal marine environments (eg, seagrass restoration)
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Should include all forms of natural habitat
4. Which scope do you prefer for land-based biodiversity credits?
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Cover all land types, including both public and private land including whenua Māori
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Be limited to certain categories of land, for example, private land (including whenua Māori)
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All significant natural habitats should be conserved.
5. Which approach do you prefer for a biodiversity credit system?
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Based primarily on outcome
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Based primarily on activities
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Based primarily on projects
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More focused on the demands of owners of private natural habitats and more suitable for long term projects
6. Should there also be a requirement for the project or activity to apply for a specified period to generate credits?
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Yes
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No
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There should be both short and long term goals
7. Should biodiversity credits be awarded for increasing legal protection of areas of indigenous biodiversity?
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Yes
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No
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Provided the credits are not restricted to these criteria -to allow for private landowners who do not wish to have extra restrictions placed on their land in perpetuity.
8. Should biodiversity credits be able to be used to offset development impacts as part of resource management processes, provided they meet the requirements of both the BCS system and regulatory requirements?
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Yes
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No
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Allows for a more expanded income source for the funding mechanisms.
Section 2: Why do we need a biodiversity credit system?
9. Do you think a biodiversity credit system will attract investment to support indigenous biodiversity in New Zealand?
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Yes
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No
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Used to offset developments in less environmentally critical habitats
10. What do you consider the most important outcomes a New Zealand biodiversity credit system should aim for?
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The restoration and preservation of privately owned natural habitats
11. What are the main activities or outcomes that a biodiversity credit system for New Zealand should support?
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The restoration and preservation of privately owned natural habitats
Section 3: How should we design and implement a biodiversity credit system?
12. Of the following principles, which do you consider should be the top four to underpin a New Zealand biodiversity credit system?
| Principle 1 – Permanent or long-term (eg, 25-year) impact 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 1 – Permanent or long-term (eg, 25-year) impact 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 1 – Permanent or long-term (eg, 25-year) impact 3 Radio button: Checked 3 | Principle 1 – Permanent or long-term (eg, 25-year) impact 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
| Principle 2 – Transparent and verifiable claims 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 2 – Transparent and verifiable claims 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 2 – Transparent and verifiable claims 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 2 – Transparent and verifiable claims 4 Radio button: Checked 4 |
| Principle 3 – Robust, with measures to prevent abuse of the system 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 3 – Robust, with measures to prevent abuse of the system 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 3 – Robust, with measures to prevent abuse of the system 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 3 – Robust, with measures to prevent abuse of the system 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
| Principle 4 – Reward nature-positive additional activities 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 4 – Reward nature-positive additional activities 2 Radio button: Checked 2 | Principle 4 – Reward nature-positive additional activities 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 4 – Reward nature-positive additional activities 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
| Principle 5 – Complement domestic and international action 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 5 – Complement domestic and international action 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 5 – Complement domestic and international action 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 5 – Complement domestic and international action 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
| Principle 6 – No double-counting, and clear rules about the claims that investors can make 1 Radio button: Not checked 1 | Principle 6 – No double-counting, and clear rules about the claims that investors can make 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 6 – No double-counting, and clear rules about the claims that investors can make 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 6 – No double-counting, and clear rules about the claims that investors can make 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
| Principle 7 – Maximise positive impact on biodiversity 1 Radio button: Checked 1 | Principle 7 – Maximise positive impact on biodiversity 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Principle 7 – Maximise positive impact on biodiversity 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Principle 7 – Maximise positive impact on biodiversity 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 |
Please explain your answer here.
Must work to improve and preserve the habitats and must be attractive to and supportive of the private land owners.
13. Have we missed any other important principles?
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must be attractive to and supportive of the private land owners.
14. What assurance would you need to participate in a market, either as a landholder looking after biodiversity or as a potential purchaser of a biodiversity credit?
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As a landholder I would want maximum support in the preservation of my natural habitat.
15. What do you see as the benefits and risks for a biodiversity credit market not being regulated at all?
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Must be regulated in order to attract investment and to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of credits
16. To have the most impact in attracting people to the market, which component(s) should the Government be involved in?
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Project provision
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Quantification of activities or outcomes
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Monitoring measurement and reporting
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Verification of claims
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Operation of the market and registry
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Investing in credits.
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All of the above to attract local and overseas investment.
17. In which areas of a biodiversity credit system would government involvement be most likely to stifle a market?
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No areas providing reasonable and sustainable outcomes are presented to the landholders.
18. Should the Government play a role in focusing market investment towards particular activities and outcomes?
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Yes
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No
If yes, why? Please explain your answer here.
the more significant a natural habitat is the more investment it should attract
19. On a scale of 1, not relevant, to 5, being critical, should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks?
| Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 1 - not relevant Radio button: Not checked 1 - not relevant | Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 | Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 5 - is critical Radio button: Checked 5 - is critical |
Please explain your answer here.
So it has credibility in an international setting and the ability to attract international support
20. Should the Government work with private sector providers to pilot biodiversity credit system(s) in different regions, to test the concept?
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Yes
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No
If you support this work, which regions and providers do you suggest? Please explain your answer here.
Northland Regional council
Section 4: How a biodiversity credit system could complement the wider system
21. What is your preference for how a biodiversity credit system should work alongside the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme or voluntary carbon markets?
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Little/no interaction: biodiversity credit system focuses purely on biodiversity, and carbon storage benefits are a bonus
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Some interaction: biodiversity credits should be recognised alongside carbon benefits on the same land, via both systems, where appropriate
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High interaction: rigid biodiversity ‘standards’ are set for nature-generated carbon credits and built into carbon markets, so that investors can have confidence in ‘biodiversity positive’ carbon credits
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Maximum integration of systems for maximum benefit to all parties
22. Should a biodiversity credit system complement the resource management system?
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Yes
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No
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They are most definitely interconnected.
23. Should a biodiversity credit system support land-use reform?
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Yes
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No
Please explain your answer here.
The habitats require preservation and enhancement in all aspects.
Provide general feedback
Any general feedback on the consultation
Add your comments, ideas, and feedback here
As a private landholder of a significant Natural Habitat, I welcome any form of assistance in preserving and enhancing that habitat.
At present I am struggling to financially support even the most basic of habitat preservation schemes despite owning a significant area of native forest in a Northland Regional Council designated Outstanding Natural Environment.
I am witnessing the continual degradation of both the fauna and flora within my habitat and get zero assistance from any local body or governmental agencies.
At present I am struggling to financially support even the most basic of habitat preservation schemes despite owning a significant area of native forest in a Northland Regional Council designated Outstanding Natural Environment.
I am witnessing the continual degradation of both the fauna and flora within my habitat and get zero assistance from any local body or governmental agencies.