Environmental Management and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

Download or read book Environmental Management and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi written by New Zealand. Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and published by Environment. This book was released on 1988 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... In order for environmental management to take account of the principles of the Treaty, the Commissioner has found that it must address the three main themes of partnership, tribal rangatiratanga, and active protection. The principal change implied for the existing environmental management system is a greater share of decision-making power between Crown/Pakeha and maori partners to the Treaty and greater cognisance of Maori cutlural values in the protection of resources and other taonga. The holistic approach of traditional Maori environmental management has much to offer, and is receiving belated recognition of its essential similarity to the ecological approach. ..."--Executive summary p. 1.