New Zealand’s conservation management currently prioritises full protection of pristine landscapes. Other models are based on reciprocity between people and nature.
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Proper biodiversity conservation requires long-term commitments to protect areas of land and water, as laid down in international guidelines.
Victoria’s critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is just hanging on, despite new plans and reserves aimed at protection. Plans to log some of its remaining habitat will not help
Conservation is a government job, right? Not any more. Here’s why the enormous growth in land managed by conservation NGOs is a boon to our environment
Efforts to fast-track a review of stewardship land could result in more mining access to conservation land as the governments wants to prioritise land where mining applications have already been made.
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Senior Legal Advisor, Environmental Law Initiative, and Visiting Scholar, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Adjunct, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate professor, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Law and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, University of Canterbury
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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