Forgotten lands

August 2014

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August 2014

North Mavora Lake in Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand Conservation Area is surrounded by stewardship land. Photo: Danilo Hegg
David Barnes argues the 30 per cent of conservation estate known as stewardship land needs better protection Those who want to mine, or dam New Zealand’s backcountry, or construct roads, monorails and tunnels through it complain that public conservation land is ‘locked up’. But those who appreciate these places for their intrinsic worth are more […]

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