Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 28, 2024 4:16:42 GMT 12
RESEARCH MAY SHOW IWI HOW TO COMMERCIALISE NATIVE PLANT PRODUCTS USING TIKANGA MĀORI
New research at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha focuses on the impacts for iwi- and hapū-owned native plant nurseries in protecting taonga plants and mātauranga Māori.
The project, led by legal anthropologist Dr David Jefferson, explores the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 and other legal frameworks.
“As of early 2024 new protections for taonga species and mātauranga Māori that were created in 2022 have not yet been implemented, so many questions remain about how these changes will function in practice,” Jefferson said.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/05/27/research-may-show-iwi-how-to-commercialise-native-plant-products-using-tikanga-maori/
New research at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha focuses on the impacts for iwi- and hapū-owned native plant nurseries in protecting taonga plants and mātauranga Māori.
The project, led by legal anthropologist Dr David Jefferson, explores the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 and other legal frameworks.
“As of early 2024 new protections for taonga species and mātauranga Māori that were created in 2022 have not yet been implemented, so many questions remain about how these changes will function in practice,” Jefferson said.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/05/27/research-may-show-iwi-how-to-commercialise-native-plant-products-using-tikanga-maori/