NATURAL RESOURCES
Designing regulation
We help clients with…
Creating regulatory systems, so that natural resources are developed in an effective, sustainable manner.
Three Water Asset Management, New Zealand
Castalia helped the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs diagnose problems in water asset management, and identified factors that were most important in driving good asset management. A water supply contamination incident in Havelock North left 5,500 residents ill. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs wanted to improve water asset management throughout all regions in the country to prevent future contaminations. Read more
Lake Hayes Remediation Assessment, New Zealand
Castalia showed it was economically justified to invest in cleaning Lake Hayes, and that the economic benefits exceeded the costs of the cleaning options. The local community was increasingly unhappy about the water quality of popular amenity Lake Hayes. Environmental engineers gave the Otago Regional Council three clean-up options, but the Council wanted to know if the money was worth spending. Read more
Services
We help clients with transforming sector structures and policies to improve sustainability and performance of fisheries, agribusiness, and forestry, and ... Read more
We help clients with improving performance of producer cooperatives and other natural resource enterprises ... Read more
We help clients with economic analysis of competition in natural resource markets, including submissions and evidence to support engagement with ... Read more
We help clients with creating market mechanisms to manage natural resources efficiently ... Read more
We help clients with assessing investment opportunities for developing natural resources ... Read more
We help clients with managing stakeholders and building consensus, so that government, business, and community stakeholders take ownership of natural ... Read more
We help clients by providing expert evidence, providing independent economic evidence to support planning applications and engagement in regulatory processes. ... Read more
We help clients with designing systems for resource and ecosystems management, building on our long-standing expertise in systems for optimal ... Read more
