Fonterra partnership

      Category:  Institutions & Capacity
      Policy Type:  Partnerships
      Sector:  Mixed
      Region:  Oceania
      Country:  New Zealand
      Description: New Zealand's Department of Conservation and Fonterra are working together to improve the natural habitats of five key waterways in significant dairying regions around New Zealand. The partnership was launched in 2013. Fonterra and DOC are sharing joint co-ordination of a $20 million community investment over 10 years.
      Outcome:  New Zealand's Department of Conservation works with Fonterra, local communities, and farmers to plant trees alongside streams and rivers which could reduce runoff and improve water quality.

      Reference:  Fonterra partnership (New Zealand)

      Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 (HGMPA)

      Category:  Institutions & Capacity
      Policy Type:  Partnerships; Frameworks & Guidance
      Sector:  Mixed
      Region:  Oceania
      Country:  New Zealand
      Description: The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 (HGMPA) in New Zealand promotes integrated management efforts of different agencies for the protection and enhancement of the Hauraki Gulf. The Hauraki Gulf Forum has been established under the HGMPA to provide a mechanism through which the different parties can develop a common understanding of the key issues facing the Gulf and how these can best be addressed. The members of the Hauraki Gulf Forum include representatives of the Ministers of Conservation, Fisheries and Maori Affairs, Auckland Council and local authorities.
      Outcome:  The Hauraki Gulf Forum urged agencies to collectively work toward active land management to minimize inputs of sediments, nutrients, and contaminants.

      Reference:  Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 (New Zealand)

      Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program

      Category:  Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation; Price-Based Instruments
      Policy Type:  Monitoring; Subsidies, Grants & Incentive Payments
      Sector:  Agriculture
      Region:  Oceania
      Country:  Australia
      Description: The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program was funded by the Australian Government under the Water for the Future initiative. It comprised seven projects and has improved river health in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River System by making more water available for the environment and reducing nutrient inputs. Specifically, The Smart Farms Projects allowed the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries work with landholders to improve nutrient management and reduce weed growth in ther river system. The Nutrient Export Monitoring Project was conducted by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage to monitor nitrogen and phosphorus levels in runoff from a selection of farms, and also quantified nutrient exports for the various agricultural land uses in the subcatchments below the major water supply dams of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River.
      Outcome:  The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program reduced nutrient input into the river system by at least 84.1 tonnes per year (comprising 66.8 tonnes of nitrogen and 17.3 tonnes of phosphorus).

      Reference:  Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program (Australia)

      Horizon Regional Council's Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI)

      Category:  Environmental Outreach & Education
      Policy Type:  Technical Assistance
      Sector:  Agriculture
      Region:  Oceania
      Country:  New Zealand
      Description: The Horizon Regional Council's Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI) works with farmers to develop Whole Farm Plans for highly erodible lands. A Whole Farm Plan is a tool developed specifically for SLUI that identifies on-farm opportunities for sustainable resource management and sustained business growth.
      Outcome:  SLUI protects and conserves the valuable hill country soil resources, addresses water quality issues, and improves downstream flood protection.

      Reference:  Horizon Regional Council's Sustainable Land Use Initiative (New Zealand)

      India's Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017)

      Category:  Institutions & Capacity; Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
      Policy Type:  Frameworks & Guidance; Monitoring
      Sector:  Mixed
      Region:  Asia
      Country:  India
      Description: India's Twelfth Five Year Plan, for 2012 through 2017, states that the best practices of soil fertility management need to be adopted, which include generation of biomass for bulk addition of organic matter in the soil to maintain proper soil health, degeneration of biomass through sole cropping/inter-cropping/bund cropping of green manure crops, recycling of farm and household waste through use of intensive nutrient recycling methods such as composting, production of bio-fertilizers at regional and local levels, and adoption of bio-dynamic farming methods and crop rotations to enrich the soil. In addition, the Plan promotes the collection and monitoring of basic data on coastal water quality, oxygen zone in the sea, and transport of nitrogen and phosphorous in the rivers from agriculture.
      Outcome:  India's Twelfth Five Year Plan provides guidance for nutrient management and fertilizer usages in agricultural sector, which helps reduce water pollution.

      Reference:  India's Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017)