... services. Ecosystem services include the direct benefits human derive such as food, water supply and raw materials as well as the supporting systems and processes that enable healthy functional ecosystems...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/indicators-of-regional-and-national-economies... of the community in decisions. It's important there is a full understanding of exactly what any new form and function for local government actually means. Ultimately, it must deliver a healthy...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2023/local-government-is-a-unitary-authority-really-the-solutionUrban infrastructure provides the many amenities of urban lifestyles such as drinking water and wastewater services, electricity and transport. While it provides many benefits for our urban
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-development/urban-infrastructureSoils are a fundamental part of all land-based ecosystems. They buffer and purify water, regulate optimum growing temperatures for diverse plant species, cycle nutrients, filter contaminants, provide
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/land/soil-health... to the waterway, which in turn provides a better and healthier habitat for our flora and fauna to flourish. We love this kind of project and want to see more like it,” Ian said. Steps being taken to improve...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/passionate-twizel-farmers... runny or sore eyes, dry or sore throat, sore nose, cough, tightness of the chest or difficulty breathing. In healthy people, most symptoms will disappear soon after exposure to the smoke ends...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/environment-canterbury-leads-clean-up-of-tyre-fireSome types of farming activity – or farming activities in areas with sensitive receiving environments – bring higher environmental risk. Our regional and subregional plans have defined which
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-plans-and-consenting/farming-land-use-consentWetlands are crucial to our environment. They form a boundary between land and water, filter out sediment and nutrients, and support a greater concentration of wildlife than any other habitat
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/wetland-managementWe regularly make submissions on government policy and legislative proposals. Submissions are an opportunity to help shape government proposals that impact on the Canterbury region and on the Council
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-submissionsHere you can find information on our current river maintenance works we are undertaking across the region through targeted rates from river rating districts. This includes operational tasks
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/current-works