Regional parks, green grids and community forests enable large areas of habitat on the urban fringe to be linked together, creating a source of biodiversity for our towns and cities. In this section, we explore how they can be managed to sustain biodiversity and function as community assets.
- Regional Parks and Community Forests enable large areas of habitat on the urban fringe to be linked together
- Plans for urban extensions should take into account and explore relationships with these areas of opportunity
- Forestry can be managed as a community asset, with the potential to cover management costs through sustainable forestry and visitor facilities
- Community forests require a long-term vision, with careful management to resolve the potential conflicts between conservation, recreation and forestry
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