Co-Management of Kauri Dieback in the Waitākere Ranges, Aotearoa New Zealand
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T1 - Co-Management of Kauri Dieback in the Waitākere Ranges, Aotearoa New Zealand
AU - Gibson, Jade
AU - Bülow, Franca
AU - Black, Amanda
AU - MacDonald, Lindsay Te Ata o Tu
AU - Brower, Ann L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the Regents of the University of California.
PY - 2023/3/29
Y1 - 2023/3/29
N2 - This is a story of positive changes for the natural environment in Aotearoa, New Zealand, realised in a bottom-up mobilisation initiated by a local indigenous group. Kauri are a cornerstone of Aotearoa New Zealand's native forests, creating unique soil conditions that enable other native species to grow. They are one of the longest living tree species in the world and possess the status of a chief to the local Māori indigenous people of Aotearoa. Over the past decade, a deadly soil-borne pathogen known as kauri dieback has been slowly killing native kauri forests in the Waitākere Ranges, home to a local tribe, Te Kawarau a Maki. Our case study on kauri dieback illustrates the implications of mobilisation and co-governance, specifically regarding power issues and voice of community stakeholders in collaborative decision-making. It is an example of the tension between conservation, recreation, culture, and tourism, which can create harmful ramifications for the management of pathogens. The success in bringing everyone together to protect natural resources is analysed and described here by means of literature research and qualitative interviews with participants.
AB - This is a story of positive changes for the natural environment in Aotearoa, New Zealand, realised in a bottom-up mobilisation initiated by a local indigenous group. Kauri are a cornerstone of Aotearoa New Zealand's native forests, creating unique soil conditions that enable other native species to grow. They are one of the longest living tree species in the world and possess the status of a chief to the local Māori indigenous people of Aotearoa. Over the past decade, a deadly soil-borne pathogen known as kauri dieback has been slowly killing native kauri forests in the Waitākere Ranges, home to a local tribe, Te Kawarau a Maki. Our case study on kauri dieback illustrates the implications of mobilisation and co-governance, specifically regarding power issues and voice of community stakeholders in collaborative decision-making. It is an example of the tension between conservation, recreation, culture, and tourism, which can create harmful ramifications for the management of pathogens. The success in bringing everyone together to protect natural resources is analysed and described here by means of literature research and qualitative interviews with participants.
KW - biodiversity
KW - bioprotection
KW - biosecurity
KW - co-governance
KW - collaborative management
KW - indigenous co-governance
KW - invasive species
KW - native forest
KW - policy
KW - Environmental Governance
KW - Sustainability Governance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152108216&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1525/cse.2023.1830829
DO - 10.1525/cse.2023.1830829
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 7
JO - Case Studies in the Environment
JF - Case Studies in the Environment
SN - 2473-9510
IS - 1
M1 - 1830829
ER -