Threats to Plant Life

Naturalised plants

Animal pests

Other threats

'Threats' as management tools

There are many threats to New Zealand 's indigenous plant life. These threats may be human induced or naturally occurring events. Some of the more obvious threats include competition from exotic plants and weeds and the damage caused by introduced browsing animals such as possums, goats, deer, rabbits and stock.

This section of the website provides information on the main causes for the continuing decline of our native plants. These are the main reasons the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network came into being. The Network believes that greater awareness of these causes of decline will lead to better protection of our globally important flora. For information about:

• Naturalised plants - click here
• Animal pests - click here
• Other threats (including natural events, climate change, habitat destruction/modification, plant collection, spread of diseases, human uses) - click here
• 'Threats' as management tools - click here