Conference 2003
Greening the City:
Bringing Biodiversity Back
into the Urban Environment
Abstract:
Developing
a Greening Strategy - a Community Effort in Partnership with a City
Council
Adrienne (Adie) Leng (Environment Network Manawatu)
Greening
Palmerston North, protecting the City's ecological areas, and improving
the associated amenity values and recreational use of these natural
areas have been key issues raised by the Community of Palmerston
North.
The
need for a Greening Strategy for the City of Palmerston North emerged
from the community network of environmental groups (Environment
Network Manawatu or ENM), which identified the lack of an over-arching
strategy to provide direction, co-ordination, and support for the
range of activities already happening that contribute to greening
the City and biodiversity.
The
Palmerston North City Council and Environment Network Manawatu agreed
to develop the "Greening Strategy" in a partnership approach. It
was completed over a time period of two years and involved a broad
brush Ecological Assessment, open days and workshops with private
landowners of ecological areas, as well as workshops with Community
groups and individuals interested in "greening" the City.
The Greening Strategy
is a non-regulatory approach to addressing biodiversity issues in
the Palmerston North City area and while biodiversity is seen as
the main focus for the Strategy it also recognizes that recreation
and amenity objectives also contribute to greening the City and
needed to be encompassed in this strategy. Both the City Council
and ENM have agreed to a range of actions that they will be responsible
for and will report on each year. This partnership will increase
capacity and effectiveness. The strategy will be an incentive for
the City Council to develop smarter practices for the environment
to increase biodiversity and by the community to be more involved
in enhancing green spaces.
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