How New Zealand's review of ecologically important land could open the door to more mining on conservation land
- Written by: Matthew Hall, Senior Researcher, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Shutterstock/crbelletteThe government’s plans to fast-track a long overdue review of large tracts of ecologically important land, known as “stewardship land”, could result in the loss of legal protections for some conservation land.
A third of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand is managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC)....