Table 1.2: National environmental indicators used in Environment New Zealand 2007, their position in the DPSIR framework, and relevant reporting partners
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| National environmental indicator | Position in DPSIR framework | Reporting partner |
|---|---|---|
Household consumption |
Driving force |
StatsNZ |
Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by road |
Driving force |
MoT |
Energy supply and consumption |
Driving force |
MED |
Solid waste disposed of to landfill |
Pressure |
Regional councils, territorial authorities |
Air quality in managed airsheds |
State |
Regional councils |
Emissions and removals of greenhouse gases |
Pressure |
MED, MoT |
Stratospheric ozone levels |
State |
NIWA |
Land cover |
State |
DOC, MAF, regional councils |
Land use |
Pressure |
DOC, MAF, regional councils |
Soil health |
State |
Regional councils, MAF, CRIs |
Soil intactness of erosion-prone hill country |
State |
Regional councils, MAF, CRIs |
Water quality in rivers, lakes, and groundwater aquifers |
State |
Regional councils, NIWA |
Freshwater demand |
Pressure |
Regional councils |
Fish stocks under the quota management system |
Driving force, pressure, and response |
MFish |
Seabed trawling in deep waters |
Driving force and pressure |
MFish |
Water quality at coastal swimming spots |
State |
Regional councils, territorial authorities |
Marine areas with legal protection |
Response |
DOC, MFish |
Land area with native vegetation, including area under legal protection |
State and response |
DOC, QEII, regional councils, territorial authorities |
Distribution of selected native species |
State |
DOC, OSNZ |
Note:
CRIs = Crown Research Institutes; DOC = Department of Conservation; DPSIR = Driving force – Pressure – State – Impact – Response model; 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.
