Table 1.1: National environmental indicators used in this report
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| National environmental indicator | Reporting partner | Relevant chapter of this report |
|---|---|---|
Household consumption |
StatsNZ |
Household consumption |
Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by road |
MoT |
Transport |
Energy supply and consumption |
MED |
Energy |
Solid waste disposed of to landfill |
Regional councils, territorial authorities |
Waste |
Air quality in managed airsheds |
Regional councils |
Air |
Emissions and removals of greenhouse gases |
MED, MoT |
Atmosphere |
Stratospheric ozone levels |
NIWA |
Atmosphere |
Land cover |
DOC, MAF, regional councils |
Land |
Land use |
DOC, MAF, regional councils |
Land |
Soil health |
Regional councils, MAF, CRIs |
Land |
Soil intactness of erosion-prone hill country |
Regional councils, MAF, CRIs |
Land |
Water quality in rivers, lakes, and groundwater aquifers |
Regional councils, NIWA |
Freshwater |
Freshwater demand |
Regional councils |
Freshwater |
Fish stocks under the quota management system |
MFish |
Oceans |
Seabed trawling in deep waters |
MFish |
Oceans |
Water quality at coastal swimming spots |
Regional councils, territorial authorities |
Oceans |
Marine areas with legal protection |
DOC, MFish |
Oceans |
Land area with native vegetation, including area under legal protection |
DOC, QEII, regional councils, territorial authorities |
Biodiversity |
Distribution of selected native plants and animals |
DOC, OSNZ |
Biodiversity |
Note: CRIs = Crown Research Institutes; DOC = Department of Conservation;
MAF = Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; MED = Ministry of Economic Development; MFish = Ministry of Fisheries; MoT = Ministry of Transport; NIWA = National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; OSNZ = Ornithological Society of New Zealand;
QEII = Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust; StatsNZ = Statistics New Zealand.
Source: Ministry for the Environment.
