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APPROACH
Farmers Across the Marble Aquifer (FAMA) is a local catchment group in the Golden Bay area of New Zealand. FAMA is taking active responsibility for protecting Te Waikoropupū Springs and the Tākaka catchment - working together to farm sustainably for future generations while caring for this precious taonga.
The water quality in our springs and catchment is in the top 1% in Australasia, placing it among the best in New Zealand!
In just five years, we’ve reduced nitrogen loss by 17% from baseline, equivalent to around 90 tonnes less nitrogen entering the system, or roughly 200 tonnes of urea.
Over the past ten years, our farmers have made wide-ranging, voluntary changes to how they farm, with a shared focus on protecting water quality, strengthening ecosystems, and improving long-term farm resilience.
Find out more about our achievements here.
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