Reversing the decline in New Zealand’s biodiversity: empowering Māori within reformed conservation law
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v13i2.4657Keywords:
biodiversity, conservation law reforms, Treaty of Waitangi, national parks, National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity, Conservation Act, Treaty settlements and the conservation estate, Te Urewera ActAbstract
Creating new conservation law that more holistically and comprehensively supports hapu and iwi leadership in conservation management should be embraced as a critical step towards reversing the decline of Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity. Treaty of Waitangi settlement statutes (for example, the Te Urewera Act 2014) and new conservation policies and practices (for example, the Department of Conservation’s Conservation Management Strategy Northland 2014–2024) throughout the country are strongly recognising the need for tangata whenua to be more involved in the conservation and management of New Zealand’s biodiversity. It is timely for conservation law itself to be reformed to better reflect and support these recent advancements.
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