The Community Conservation Fund is a fund made available in New Zealand for conservation projects. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.
History
editThe loss of biodiversity of New Zealand due to human activity is well documented, and there have been various methods of going at least part way towards restoration of indigenous ecosystems. Numerous community groups around New Zealand carry out ecological restoration projects on a volunteer basis using native plants to reestablish what was lost in the past. The Community Conservation Fund is aimed at assisting these groups.
The fund, secured by the Green Party in the 2008 Budget, was launched on 24 September 2008.[1] It is a $4 million fund with $40,000 made available per project per year.[2]
Eligibility
editThere will be three funding rounds during 2008 and 2010 and it has a number of conditions for eligibility. Funding is only given to established community groups that have an ecological restoration project on public land that can be sustained after the two year funding period.[3]
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Green Party (2008-09-24). "Green light for Community Conservation Fund". Green Party. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ Chadwick, Steve (2008-09-24). "New fund benefits community conservation". Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Conservation Fund information". Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-12-14.