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Living Water: Dairy and freshwater thriving together
Living Water is a partnership between the Department of Conservation and Fonterra. Our focus is finding game-changing and scalable solutions that will enable farming, freshwater and healthy ecosystems to thrive side-by-side.
We are working with farmers, scientists, councils, mana whenua and communities to design and test solutions, and then develop a plan to implement regionally and nationally.
Our mission
5 regions
Demonstrating dairying and freshwater ecosystems thriving together
1 mission
To build connections which can drive better outcomes for the environment, the economy and New Zealanders
Who are we
With nearly 40% of New Zealand’s land under their care, Fonterra and the Department of Conservation have joined forces to work on the farming and freshwater challenge.
We work on the ground, side by side. We share our expertise and use our collective strengths.
Where we’re working
How we’re working
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Working towards a common vision of dairy and freshwater thriving together
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Designing and trialling solutions in five catchments
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Measuring the impact across 10 years
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Scaling implementation — the process and cost per farm, per region and for New Zealand
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Championing change — to mindsets, approaches, systems and aspirations
What we’re up to
We are doers, with the big picture in mind. Check out what we have been up to around New Zealand.
Steering Committee Member and Fonterra GM Group Environment Trish talks stats and solutions
Yesterday was #WorldEnvironmentDay, Fonterra’s General Manager Group Environment and Living Water Steering Committee member Trish Kirkland-Smith took the time to reflect on some serious statistics and the importance of collaboration to find solutions that benefit NZ and the world https://www.fonterra.com/nz/en/our-stories/articles/working-together-to-turn-things-around.html
Celebrate World Environment Day!
Today we celebrate World Environment Day where everyone is encouraged to plant, nurture and celebrate nature. Here's some ideas to get involved: 🌱 plant a native tree in your backyard 🌱 volunteer for a community planting project 🌱 head outdoors and enjoy New Zealand's magical wild places 🌱 And read about how Department of Conservation and Fonterra are working together to allow healthy freshwater ecosystems to thrive along side sustainable land use http://bit.ly/lwenvironmentday
Collaboration and partnership
Collaboration and partnerships are a key part of Living Water's ethos. We have a total of 4️⃣8️⃣ partnerships in place across New Zealand! That's a lot of people power, working together to champion change to minds, approaches and aspirations across Aotearoa. Read about some of our partnerships here 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/
Field Day Friday!
It's #FieldDayFriday and we are at this stunning location in North Canterbury. David and Stacey from Farming and Nature Conservation were keynote speakers at our annual hui and were kind enough to introduce us to the farmers they are working with on this sheep and beef farm to improve their on farm biodiversity 🌱 Read about what they're up to 👇 https://www.farmingnatureconservation.org/ 📸: Katie Collins
Our progress
Our plans, projects, case studies, and reports.
