There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to resolve this problem water storage projects have gained considerable...

Understanding the economic value of avoided soil erosion in New Zealand is an important factor in policy decision making enabling the acknowledgement of the costs of erosion to the economy. This paper focuses on potential for afforestation to mitigate erosion risks on marginal agricultural hill...

This study examined the benefits of establishing exotic Pinus radiata forests in New Zealand. In the first part of the study, a sensitivity analysis was carried out by using an existing afforestation data set to identify the factors affecting the private benefit of establishing exotic forests on...