The Protected Natural Areas Programme (PNAP) of New Zealand began in 1981 as a means of evaluating areas worthy of protection. As part of the programme a series of
ecological districts have been created and 83 of the approximately 270 had been surveyed by 2001.
The
Reserves Act 1977
The Reserves Act 1977 is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation
It contains provisions for the acquisition, control, management, maintenance, development and use of public reserves.
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was the legislative basis for the programme.
See also
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Conservation in New Zealand
Conservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both altered their behaviour to a degree after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna.
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References
Further reading
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*{{cite magazine
, last = Dickinson
, first = Katharine
, author2 = Mark, Alan
, date = May 1988
, title = New Zealand's Protected Natural Areas Programme: What it has been, what it is and what it could be
, magazine = Forest and Bird
, pages = 25–28
, url = http://www.recreationaccess.org.nz/files/f-b_8805_pna_prog.pdf
, access-date = 2012-03-06
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130208140800/http://recreationaccess.org.nz/files/f-b_8805_pna_prog.pdf
, archive-date = 2013-02-08
, url-status = dead
Conservation projects in New Zealand
Protected areas of New Zealand
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1981 in the environment
1981 in New Zealand law