Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa – New Zealand’s conservation future

Lyver, Phil O'b.; Ruru, Jacinta; Scott, Nigel; Tylianakis, Jason M.; Arnold, Jason; Malinen, Sanna; Bataille, Corinne Y.; Herse, Mark R.; Jones, Christopher J.; Gormley, Andrew M.; Peltzer, Duane A.; Taura, Yvonne; Timoti, Puke; Stone, Clive; Wilcox, Mahuru; Møller, Henrik

doi:10.1080/03036758.2018.1539405

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“…A number of authors have emphasised that the relationships between tangata whenua and western science guided professionals (e.g. DOC, non-Māori researchers) will play a relevant role in future New Zealand conservation actions (Ruru et al 2017;Wehi and Lord 2017;Lyver et al 2019). We encourage others to attempt novel approaches for transdisciplinary biodiversity conservation strategies, and we offer the 'get together, work together, write together' framework as a model for achieving species preservation in a culturally respectful way.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moving animals from one territory (rohe) to another can be understood by non-Māori as analogous to dispersing members of a family and entrusting their care to someone else. As explained by Lyver et al (2019), tangata whenua do not perceive translocations as simply the physical transport of species, but also as an exercise that enhances the responsibility and relationships of all the practitioners and stakeholders involved.…”

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“…species significant to Māori culture and worldview (Treaty of Waitangi 1840;Conservation Act 1987;Resource Management Act 1991, WAI 262 2011. Biocultural partnerships for the management of local natural resources are increasingly recognised as important conservation strategies, and their formation is strongly encouraged, both in New Zealand (Ruru et al 2017;Lyver et al 2019;Ogilvie et al 2019) and worldwide (Alcorn 1993;Redford et al 2018). In order to optimise the outcomes of conservation projects undertaken in collaboration with local indigenous communities, it is necessary to integrate science with a wider body of knowledge, practice and beliefs (Berkes 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Get together, work together, write together’: a novel framework for conservation of New Zealand frogs

Cisternas¹,

Box²,

Wehi³

et al. 2019

NZJE

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Auheke: Ko tā te ture ki Aotearoa, mō ngā whakatau me ngā whakahaere o ngā momo koiora motuhake, me mahi tahi ki te iwi Māori o taua takiwāi. Me hanga te anga toi-ahurea ki ngā mātauranga Māori, ki ngā mātauranga tauiwi hoki kia tiakina tika ai ēnei momo koiora. Heoi anō, ko te katoa o ngā hua i puta i tēnei pātuitanga, tē aro atu ai. Ko tētahi take kāore i whai hua ai ngā rautaki me ngā tūkanga i tukuna, ko te korenga o te whakauru i te ahurea Māori ki roto i te puāwaitanga o te mātauranga me te korenga o te renarena o ngā whenu o te pātuitanga. E tonoa ana e mātou he anga toi-ahurea mō te oranga tonutanga o ngā nukuwai, nā runga i ngā huritao me ngā tātaritanga o te pātuitanga e hāngai ana ki te hūnukutanga o tētahi momo poroka Māori (Leiopelma archeyi) ki ngā wāhi e rua o roto i te rohe pōtae o Waikato/Tainui, Aotearoa. I huritaotia e ngā kaituhi, Māori mai, tauiwi mai, ō rātou wheako, ā rātou akoranga me ō rātou whakaaro i a rātou i whakatū i tēnei pātuitanga mō te kaupapa hūnuku i tū i taua rohe. Ko ētahi o ēnei huānga ka whakamāramahia e ngā tuhinga e whakamahi ana i ngā mātāpono rangahau kaupapa Māori. Ko te rerenga 'Piri tahi, mahi tahi, tuhi tahi' te anga e whakarāpopoto ai i ngā kitenga i kitea whai muri i tā mātou mahinga tahi. Ko te 'Piri tahi' te wāhanga ka whiria ngā whenu o te pātuitanga e rongo ai te tangata i te whanaungatanga. Ko te 'Mahi tahi' te wāhanga ka whakatītinatia te whakawhitiwhiti mātauranga, ā, ko te 'Tuhi tahi' e tohu ana i te reo o ngā kairangahau i te anga rangahau Māori. Ka whakamāramahia e mātou te tautake me te tūkanga o ia wāhanga e whakaae ai te whakamahinga i ērā atu horopaki o te koiora/ahurea. Abstract:In New Zealand, it is a legal requirement to involve local Maori people in making decisions about the management of treasured species, and in carrying out that management. This requires a safe space in which both Maori perspectives and western scientific perspectives on how to protect these species can be included. Yet, the full benefits of having such a partnership are usually overlooked, and the protocols and strategies applied have often failed to incorporate Maori culture in the creation of knowledge and in maintaining the relationship. Here we propose a novel framework for amphibian conservation, based on an analysis of a twoway partnership developed during the translocation of a native frog species between two areas in the King Country. The framework 'get together, work together, write together' was identified after Maori and non-Maori authors reflected on the experiences, learnings and thoughts that they had during the partnership associated with this translocation project. 'Get together' refers to building a relationship that provides people with a sense of belonging (whanaungatanga). 'Work together' refers to the cooperative exchange of knowledge, and 'write together' refers to the contribution of new approaches and ways of carrying out research that incorporates all partners' voices. This study provides evidence of the feasibility of partnerships and their long-ter...

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Section: Additional Findings and Recommendationsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…It is interesting that news channel videos on YouTube got a more positive reaction than social media. This may be related to the quality of the videos, general publicity (links from newspapers and blogs), but especially with one particular case, in which a drunk kererū pigeon, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, was even voted as New Zealand bird of the year 2018, and it generally is a species with a strong biocultural presence (SI) [39].…”

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Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

Tryjanowski

Hetman

Czechowski

et al. 2020

Animals

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Simple Summary: Alcohol consumption is quite common in the bird world. Using scientific literature and Internet resources (available because of the rising popularity of social media), we investigate which species and sources of ethanol are most frequently used by captive and wild birds. Moreover, it was possible with the internet videos to discriminate between intentional and unintentional ingestion. This information may be helpful in choosing appropriate species for future laboratory studies about ethanol metabolism in birds and their behaviour.Abstract: Ethanol is a natural by-product of the fermentation process of fruit sugars and is occasionally consumed by fruit-eating and tree sap drinking birds. Information on this form of alcohol consumption features in the scientific literature. However, as pets or as wild animals living close to humans in urban habitats, birds have increasing possibilities to consume alcohol from beverages, such as beer, wine or spirits. Some observations have been discussed in a light-hearted manner in mass media and social media, but without any generalization of why some bird species drink the beverages intentionally or unintentionally provided by humans. To check which species and in what circumstances birds drink alcohol and how this is evaluated by humans, we reviewed the scientific literature and analysed videos from YouTube. In total we found and analysed 8 scientific papers and 179 YouTube videos, from which we identified at least 55 species (in some cases not all birds were identified to species level), 11 in the scientific literature and 47 in videos. The distribution of these species over the avian phylogenetic tree suggests that the origin of this convergent behaviour is mainly by human influence. The two data sources differed in the species covered. Videos typically presented interactions of birds with human-provided alcoholic beverages, and were dominated by two groups of intelligent birds: parrots and corvids. The popularity of YouTube videos for a particular species was positively correlated with the general popularity of the species as measured by the number of hits (results listed) on Google. Human responses to the videos were generally very positive and we analysed how the responses were influenced by factors derived from viewing the videos. Moreover, YouTube videos also provide information on at least 47 new bird species not previously mentioned as using alcohol, and our results suggest that parrots in particular can be potentially good candidates for future restricted laboratory studies on the effect of ethanol on birds and their relationship with humans.

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“…This Special Issue describes many developments in conservation management, practice and outcomes during the DOC era -1987 to the present day. In this editorial, we identify three major transformations in public understanding and conservation actions that emerged from the contributions to the Special Issue: (1) Increasing respect for the natural world based in the understanding that people are part of rather than separate from nature and that bicultural values should guide restoration planning in NZ (Lyver et al 2019); (2) a central role for cities in ecological restoration (Wallace and Clarkson 2019); and (3) rapidly increasing scale in conservation and ecological restoration programmes (Innes et al 2019;Peltzer et al 2019). All three reflect an ethos arising from both Māori and ecological knowledge.…”

Section: Unexpected Transformations In the Doc Eramentioning

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One ecosystem, one national park: a new vision for biodiversity conservation in New Zealand

Daugherty¹,

Towns

2019

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

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The first New Zealand National Park was a gift from Māori, but subsequent management of National Parks has largely reflected a utilitarian European perspective. The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 confers 'legal personality' on the entire Whanganui River catchment, recognising it as a 'living whole' that 'supports and sustains' the people. The Act is founded on holistic and long-term values shared by Māori and ecological science. During the three decades since the founding of the Department of Conservation in 1987, three major transformations in environmental thinking and practice are founded in similar values: (1) increased respect for nature as a community to which people belong; (2) cities as a major focus for ecological restoration; and (3) rapidly growing scale in landscape restoration. We build on these values and developments to propose the concept of National Park Aotearoa, a whole-of-nation vision for bicultural ecological restoration.

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Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa – New Zealand’s conservation future

Cited by 57 publications

References 50 publications

‘Get together, work together, write together’: a novel framework for conservation of New Zealand frogs

‘Get together, work together, write together’: a novel framework for conservation of New Zealand frogs

Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

One ecosystem, one national park: a new vision for biodiversity conservation in New Zealand

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