[EN-FR-ES] Survey on small nature-based enterprises: What do you want to learn?
Forum Post By Martin Sommerschuh / 18 October, 2018 - 01:50
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Eye on Earth Webinar: Effective Communication for Sustainable Development - Distracting People with Reality
Forum Post By Heena Ahmed / 1 May, 2017 - 17:01
Date: May 03, 2017 at 1:30 PM GMT Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3724766445296304642 ABSTRACT: Over the last 4 years, World Resource Institute, a global research organization, and Vizzuality, a missio
Biodiversity Mainstreaming
Working With Responsibility To Support Sustainable Solutions To The Freshwater Management
By Christina Supples / 4 November, 2014 - 02:05
One of the possibilities for recognizing the interdependence of humans and nature is through values and a framework of ethics. In the case of freshwater in New Zealand, various legal solutions have been proposed to settle Maori interests in water. One solution is the vesting of water as a ‘person’ in law, as in Whanganui and Te Urewera. The proposed sale of a hydroelectric company's state assets triggered a Maori claim to activate recognition of Maori interests in fresh water. The case took the argument that sales cannot proceed until Maori interests are settled.
Reconciling Development Ambitions And Conservation Goals In New Zealand’s Protected Areas
By Sarah Valenti / 3 November, 2014 - 20:41
More than one third of all land in New Zealand is managed by the Department of Conservation as public conservation land. New Zealand is facing significant challenges in reconciling development proposals in these protected areas. The Department of Conservation manages development proposals in protected areas containing high conservation values using a legislative framework of planning and permitting processes. This process provides robust advice to decision-makers.
