Our habitat protection and restoration projects deliver lasting benefits for the environment, economy, and community, protecting irreplaceable ecosystems and strengthening resilience across the landscape.

Conservation Covenants – protecting the irreplaceable

We currently have 113 conservation covenants protecting approximately 2,100 hectares of native forest, wetlands, and rare ecosystems, many of them home to centuries-old forest remnants. By 2050, all remaining forest remnants and rare ecosystems on Banks Peninsula will be protected under conservation covenant, totalling more than 300 sites.

Biodiversity Hubs

We are developing four contiguous, legally protected biodiversity hubs, each exceeding 1,000 hectares. These hubs strengthen ecosystem and climate resilience, support genetic diversity within species, and contribute to connected habitat corridors linking Banks Peninsula with urban Christchurch and the Canterbury plains.

Enrichment and Restoration Planting

Enrichment and restoration planting supports the recovery of degraded ecosystems and strengthens long-term carbon sequestration. On the Port Hills, BPCT will plant 10,000 tōtara, kahikatea, and mataī, alongside broader restoration planting, to improve habitat quality and support biodiversity resilience.