Kaitiakitanga: protecting New Zealand's native biodiversity

Biologist (London). 2000 Sep;47(4):197-201.

Abstract

Kaitiakanga is a Maori word meaning guardianship. It is a word that has become central to New Zealand's efforts to conserve native biodiversity as well as encapsulating the new emphasis on inclusion of Maori cultural values and land concerns.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / economics
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
  • Ecosystem*
  • Environment
  • Environmental Monitoring / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • New Zealand
  • Sheep
  • Trees