Conservation Covenants are a voluntary method to maintain and protect landscape values, biodiversity and sustainable land management on Banks Peninsula. They are a legal agreement that protects a piece of land for a fixed term or in perpetuity.

A Conservation Covenant is offered to landowners who wish to protect special areas on Banks Peninsula. The Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust can assist landowners in voluntary covenanting by applying on their behalf to funding agencies to secure finances for fencing, surveying and other costs.

The Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust has been covenanting land on Banks Peninsula since 2001. The Trust has an excellent working relationship with landowners who wish to protect biodiversity and leave a legacy for future generations. To date the Trust has 45 registered covenants totalling 420ha.

A Covenant enables a landowner to protect special areas on their property into the future. Fencing these natural areas allows for approriate management of grazing animals and for the covenant to naturally regenerate.

For more information regarding covenants and the covenanting process, download the following brochures

	Conservation covenant brochure
	Covenant process brochure