Land use - Land cover classes, 1996, 2001, 2008, and 2012

Land use - Land cover classes, 1996, 2001, 2008, and 2012

New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand

Land use that results in a change from indigenous to exotic cover can cause biodiversity loss and reduce functioning of ecosystems. Using more land for agriculture, forestry, and urbanisation is the main driver reducing indigenous land cover across New Zealand.

Column headings:
area_ha = area of land cover measured in hectares

This dataset relates to the "Land use" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.

Landcare Research

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Attribution 3.0 New Zealand

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1996, 2001, 2008, 2012;
North Island, South Island and Stewart Island

https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/52469-land-use-land-cover-classes-1996-2001-2008-and-2012/

Dataset

eng-nz

cover, vegetation, built environment