Source: Auckland Council
Coastal hazards such as erosion and flooding pose a very real risk to coastal communities around TÄmaki Makaurau/ Auckland. The impacts of coastal erosion and other coastal hazards will be influenced by our changing climate, including the effects of sea-level rise, and the decisions we make as TÄmaki Makaurau continues to grow.
To better understand the potential impacts of coastal erosion, Auckland Council has released a new report, â
Predicting Aucklandâs Exposure to Coastal Instability and Erosionâ that assesses the areas of Auckland that are susceptible to coastal erosion and cliff instability. The report explains the methodology used in a scientific study to estimate erosion rates for Aucklandâs beaches and cliffs and includes regional-scale maps that identify which of Aucklandâs coastal areas may be susceptible to coastal erosion and instability over a range of time periods.
Friday, 19 February 2021, 5:20 pm
In
a new report released today, the Environmental Defence
Society (EDS) has called for a reset of government forestry
policy to support indigenous forest regeneration on Banks
Peninsula and dis-incentivise exotic forestry
expansion.
The report is the final in a series of case
studies EDS has undertaken as part of a broader
investigation into landscape protection in Aotearoa New
Zealand. EDS has already released case study reports on Te
Manahuna Mackenzie Basin, Waitākere Ranges, Hauraki Gulf
Islands and Tourism.
Co-authored by EDS Policy
Director Raewyn Peart and EDS Solicitor Cordelia Woodhouse,
Restoring Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula