Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 29, 2019 16:29:23 GMT 12
THREE RUAPEHU TRIBES STEP UP TO BIODIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Three Ruapehu tribes and conservation experts have shared with the Minister of Conservation new developments in plans for a major EcoSanctuary project.
Uenuku Charitable Trust (UCT), which represents the people of Uenuku, Tamakana and Tamahaki, is developing ideas for an “inland island” biodiversity restoration sanctuary on ancestral lands in the Erua area near National Park township. The working name for the proposal is Pokaka EcoSanctuary.
Uenuku chair Aiden Gilbert said the proposed ecological restoration project would be the first iwi-driven EcoSanctuary in Aotearoa, and would be founded upon traditional kaitiakitanga (conservation stewardship) values and matauranga (knowledge).
“This will require collaboration and partnership with community and conservation organisations, and commitment from central government.......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1903/S00869/three-ruapehu-tribes-step-up-to-biodiversity-challenge.htm
Three Ruapehu tribes and conservation experts have shared with the Minister of Conservation new developments in plans for a major EcoSanctuary project.
Uenuku Charitable Trust (UCT), which represents the people of Uenuku, Tamakana and Tamahaki, is developing ideas for an “inland island” biodiversity restoration sanctuary on ancestral lands in the Erua area near National Park township. The working name for the proposal is Pokaka EcoSanctuary.
Uenuku chair Aiden Gilbert said the proposed ecological restoration project would be the first iwi-driven EcoSanctuary in Aotearoa, and would be founded upon traditional kaitiakitanga (conservation stewardship) values and matauranga (knowledge).
“This will require collaboration and partnership with community and conservation organisations, and commitment from central government.......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1903/S00869/three-ruapehu-tribes-step-up-to-biodiversity-challenge.htm