New Zealand Department off Conservation
The New Zealand Department off Conservation (in māori Te Dad Atawhai ), commonly called by its acronym, DOC. , is the department of the government of New Zealand which deals with the conservation of the natural and historical heritage of the country. The current minister is Chris Carter, which retains this role since the elections of 2005.
General information
The department is founded in 1987 when the Conservation Act of the same year is accepted. It becomes left then several organizations: the Department off Lands and Survey , the Forest Service , and the Wildlife Service . The act also establishes the majority of the responsibilities and roles for the department.
DOC. manages the majority of the grounds of the state, which implies almost a third of the surface of the country, that is to say: 80000, all parks, terrestrial and marine reserves, banks of the rivers and rivers, part of the coast, several hundreds of Marsh, etc, confused. Most of these grounds are protected for reasons of a nature scenic, scientific, historical or cultural; they can also be held for the recreation.
DOC. is mainly occupied to maintain and create equipment of recreation, from of which in particular paths, zones of Camping, Pique-nique, and huts for those making of the excursions in ground isolated.
It also manages the Nature Heritage Fund and is responsible for the fight against forest fires.
It preserves the natural heritage by preserving and observing the various biological species, that they are animal or vegetable, and helps the owners to preserve the natural heritage their grounds.
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