Submitter details
1. Submitter name
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Jolene Barclay
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
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We need to care for our indigenous species. In order to do that there needs to be incentives for people.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
10. What do you consider the most important outcomes a New Zealand biodiversity credit system should aim for?
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Native forest regeneration in place of pine forests
11. What are the main activities or outcomes that a biodiversity credit system for New Zealand should support?
Please explain your answer here.
The regeneration of native bush/ngahere
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: Not 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: 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: Checked 1 | Principle 4 – Reward nature-positive additional activities 2 Radio button: Not 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: Checked 4 |
| Principle 7 – Maximise positive impact on biodiversity 1 Radio button: Not 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 |
13. Have we missed any other important principles?
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Culturally reflective
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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Incentive
15. What do you see as the benefits and risks for a biodiversity credit market not being regulated at all?
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Loop holes
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.
17. In which areas of a biodiversity credit system would government involvement be most likely to stifle a market?
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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
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: Checked 4 | Should a New Zealand biodiversity credit system seek to align with international systems and frameworks? 5 - is critical Radio button: Not checked 5 - is critical |
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
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
22. Should a biodiversity credit system complement the resource management system?
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Yes
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No
23. Should a biodiversity credit system support land-use reform?
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Yes
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No
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The development and growth of indigenous flora should over shadow the incentive of planting pine trees