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"The rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s marine environment raises
serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans.
A recent stocktake of our marine environment identifies several cumulative
pressures. These include ocean acidification, sea-level rise and ongoing
warming of the ocean surface associated with climate change.
The report also highlights how activities on land lead to excess sediment,
nutrients and plastic pollution flowing into the sea. Pressures at sea include
fishing and aquaculture, extraction of natural resources, introduced invasive
species and coastal development.
Our research explores the potential of ecosystem-based management – an approach
that focuses on the whole system rather than individual species – to better
regulate activities on land and at sea to improve ocean health.
We looked at what we would need in law and governance to support
ecosystem-based management. We examined existing innovative forms of
environmental governance such as legal personhood, community-based
collaborative initiatives, policies that reflect Māori values and rethink our
relationship to te taiao, and management approaches led by kaupapa Māori.
We found we already have solid foundations to enable ecosystem-based management
in Aotearoa New Zealand."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
