GOVERNMENT is to inject $4.7 million into a programme to help save kauri trees threatened by a disease known as kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis). The fi ve-year programme aims to contain the soil-borne disease, which is attacking trees in the upper North Island and on Great Barrier Island. (Inside Tourism).
New Zealand’s ancient kauri forests are a vital part of the ecosystem as well as being part of our heritage, and must be protected for future generations.
and Biosecurity Minister David Carter says
This disease is a serious biosecurity threat to kauri, a species that we as New Zealanders are duty-bound to protect. The government’s $4.7 million pledge brings total funding for the future management of kauri dieback to $9.8 million. This demonstrates the importance placed on the protection of this treasured species.
New Zealanders can feel that progress is being made to arrest biodiversity decline. The task is made more difficult by the fact that through millions of years of isolation our ecosystems are particularly sensitive. This newly announced funding to save our Kauri is another example of accelerated efforts in modern times to make up for mistakes of our ancestors. Certainly we can line up to be counted in terms of international efforts in this area. See Kaitiakitanga for more.
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conservation is vital, thanks