Work goes on in Living Water
9 Feb 2015
With World Wetlands Day marked last week, Fonterra and the Department of Conservation are continuing their work to improve the health of five key catchments across New Zealand, through their Living Water partnership.
Living Water contributes to the conservation of wetlands through a 10-year programme of work to improve water quality and the variety and abundance of native wildlife at the selected catchments located in major dairying regions.
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