Through New Eyes: Rethinking landscape management in
Aotearoa 14-15 August 2019
Through New
Eyes will dig deep into what landscape means in Aotearoa
New Zealand.
In session 2, Landscape Management
Challenges, EDS Policy Director Raewyn Peart will
unpick the policy train-wreck that has been the Mackenzie
Country story. Then in session 12,The Way Forward,
together with EDS legal researcher Cordelia
Woodhouse, she’ll propose a completely new approach to
landscape management, a third way, located (as it were)
between the Department of Conservation model and all other
land (which is managed under the Resource Management Act): a
new approach for protecting private land.
So
join us to share some exciting new approaches to landscape
management, real innovations that will build on some of the
other big changes coming to rural New Zealand.
Freshwater Reforms Pre-conference
Workshop(Tuesday 13 August, 1pm –
5pm) This workshop will provide a comprehensive update on
water reform across 2 sessions. It will be an opportunity to
get to grips with the very latest evolution of these
reforms, which follow a strong mandate for change from the
last election. These changes are likely to create new
responsibilities and timelines for water managers across all
4 waters.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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