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e-Resources Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship and sustainability)

These are resources about sustainability, the envirionment culture etc. They normally address a specific document on a site, but also look back at the root URL as they are are often rich with other information. (Most of these came from a search for Kaitiakitanga Maori on Google >p 35. We can take no responsibily for their accuracy or authenticity)

Kaitiakitanga Links:

Maori Kaitiakitanga sites and NZ comment:

Kaitiakitanga - Safe Guarding our Future - Reflections by a writer from Quebec
We are the Protectors - Maori Activist Bruce Stewart talks of community, tradition and life
Shellfish, a Woven Cloak and Sacred Places - Maori and Protected areas - Aroha Mead
Systems Thinking and Common Ground - (Maori and conv Science) - Dr John Peet, University of Canterbury, NZ
The Aroha Way - Insights from Maori culture to help others walk their Higher Ground.

Integrated Whenua Design (IWD) Charitable Trust at www.maorilanduse.com

Tu Strategies - Indigenous Maori ideas, solutions and intelligence
www.tu.co.nz
Tai Tokerau Sustainable Development Research Group - many reources indexed here
DOC - Customary Use of Natural Resources Consistent with Kaitiakitanga
The Maori Perspective - Customary and Traditional Freshwater and Riparean Values
Searching for Synergy - Maori and Indigenous Conservatory Values
Maori and Oceans Policy 2003
Articles for Kaitiaki - Those who care for, care about.
Kaitiakitanga.co.nz - A website for iwi and hapu environmental kaitiaki.
Climate Change Working Paper - Maori Issues
Kaitiakitanga - A Look at the Deforestation of Aotearoa, and an Argument for Structuring an Idealised Future
Kaitiakitanga - Maori and other issues raised in submissions to the Bioprospeting discussion document
Kaitiakitanga - Maori input into Waste Strategy for North Shore City
Molecular Kaitiakitanga - The Maori view on GM.
Kaitiakitanga - Investing in culture, the 4th bottom line
Giving by choice and sharing by duty - a Maori view on social capital
The impact of the new media on maori culture and belief systems
Indigenous concepts, values and knowledge for sustainable development: NZ case studies
Increasing biodiversity on private land - is it worth the bother?
E tipu e rea: An indigenous theoretical framework for youth development
Place, people and prospect: responding to spirit - Australasion Inst of Landscape Architects

Environmental Health : A Relevant Science for All Today
The Resource Management Act - Environmental Defence Society
Who owns the river beds - and does it matter?
NZ Tourism Strategy 2010: Mission Welcome visitors, protect our environment, celebrate our culture
Kaitiakitanga of taonga Maori within museum and library institutions.
The Biotechnology Century - three major proposals - NZ Royal Society
A Green Plan At The Crossroads New Zealand's Resource Management Act: The Transition From Theory to Practice
Government as guardian, patron and educator - NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Discussion Framework on customary rights to the foreshore and seabed - Te Ope Mana a Tai Aug 2002
River Gravel Managemant Guidelines - Environment BOP
Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water
Kaitiakitanga - A pakeha submission on the foreshore and seabed issue


Indigenous Kaitiakitanga sites

NativeNet.org www.nativenet.org
Indigenous Perspectives in Forestry Education: A Selective Bibliography
Sharing Indigenous Wisdom - College of Menominee Nation.
Environmental protection - International institute for indigenous resource management
Ecoportal -Sustainability info source - indigenous links
World Indigenous Science Network
Indigenous People's Council on Biocolonialism

First Nations Development Institute
The Centre for Ecoliteracy Fritjof Capra and friends - incuding indigenous systems thinking - see publications

EAGLE - (Environmental-Aboriginal Guardianship through Law and Education)

IUCN - The World Conservation Union: Indigenous Peoples Issues - An internal discussion note
United Nations - Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Rainforest sites:

Word Rainforest Movement - Based in Uruguay
Forest- trends - Building bridges for sustainable forestry

World Rainforest Information Portal
American Forest Foundation - Conserving today, preparing for tomorrow

School / teaching resources:

Whirinaki Rainforest Learning Resources see www.whirinakirainforest.info
Nga Hua a Tane - Rainforest Ecosystems Services Value Program - School research in Whirinaki, NZ
Guidelines for Environmental Education in NZ Schools

Indigenous knowledge and sustainability - Teaching Module 11 from UNESCO site

Whirinaki Forest History and Bibliography
Project Learning Tree - US environmantal education site


Sites about water conservation and the Water Cycle:

The water page; many links from Africa - The importance of water ( Thanks Sam for finding this)
Save every drop - Water Conservation resources (Thanks Bella from Westwood Youth Group US for finding this)
35 ways to save water at home - links to lots or resources thanks to Sara Kelly, City of Renton, Washington State

Nga Hua a Tane - Rainforest Water Cycle research Program in Whirinaki Rainforest - regulating our climate


Education Resources

David Bellamy's Conservation Site - The Wildlife Business Foundation
Integrating Western and Aboriginal Sciences: Cross-Cultural Science Teaching
Environmental Education and Academic Border Crossings: Addressing (Educational) Imperialism in Aotearoa NZ
Centre for Ecoliteracy - reconnecting children to the natural world -educator resources
A Sense of Wonder - a revolution in education


Related volunteer community organisations and projects

Whaingaroa Environmental Group (Raglan Harbour, Aotearoa, NZ
Xtreme Waste - Raglan's community run recycling centre
Nuhaka kainga toiwhenua - Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka
The Waiapu Project - Maori community goals for enhancing ecosystem health - Ngati Porou
Coastal Polution on the East Coast - degradation of habitat - Seafood Industry Conference May 2003
Integrated Catchment Management for the Motueka River
Permaculture in NZ

The Kauri - Waikuku Trust - Learning through healing the Forest

Kufunda Learning Village, Zimbabwe www.kufunda.org
Gaviotas Colombia – The Village Who Planted Trees
Santrapol Roulant - Youth working for intergenerational communities in Montreal

Centre for Resource Conservation , Boulder, Colorado http://www.conservationcenter.org/
Colorado Renewable Energy Society http://www.cres-energy.org/

Related Government community sustainability initiatives:

Department of Conservation (DOC), NZ. - community based conservation initiatives
Working with the community - DOC Conservation Awareness funding
The Green LaneTM, Environment Canada's World Wide Web site
Possum Management in NZ Govt report from Pio Pio school site
Formak - Forest Management and Assessment Kit ( NZ tool)
Zero Waste New Zealand Trust resources and funding for projects
Te Puna Web Directory - NZ National Library - Links to on-line resources

Independent sustainability based organisations and publications::

World Changing - another world is here (mainly youth site) www.worldchanging.org
Environment and conservation organisations of Aotearoa www.eco.org.nz
In Context - A quarterley of humane sustainable culture

Getting there - the road to zero waste Waste NZ Trust
The NZ Ecological Restoration Network www.bush.org.nz
2003 PHILIA SYMPOSIUM Beyond Interventionist and Laissez-faire Policies- An Inspiration for Society

L'Agora encyclopaedia on-line ( French Language Site):
On Line Ethics and Sustainable Development
YES - Positive Futures Network
Rethinking community based conservation
NZ Forest and Bird
Community - Sustainability for people - resources

AccountAblity - institute of social and ethical accountabilty
TheMeatrix - Meat factory farming environmental and food issues - www.themeatrix.com

Natural Capital Solutions - Hunter Lovins site - Downloadable video of NZ forums with youth

 

Business Sustainabilty Initiatives and networks:

Auckland Environmental Business network www.aebn.pl.net
NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development www.nzbcsd.org.nz
ICANZ Sustainability Group www.icanz.org.nz
NZ Business Excellence Foundation www.nzbef.org.nz
The Natural Step New Zealand www.naturalstep.org.nz
A New New Zealand www.anewnz.org.nz
Insurmountable Opportunities - Steps and barriers to implementing sustainable development
The Natural Capitalism Group
Biomimicry - lessons from nature for organisations

National Sustainability sites around the globe

Japan for Sustainability

 

 
 

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download Free Whirinaki Matariki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

Coming Easter 2010 Biomimicry Exploration - Norbert Hoeller, Auckland
David Bellamy - Moa's Ark revisited tour Whirinaki 25 4-10 Oct 09
The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Papakainga Development - Matekuare Whanau Project underway
Minginui Community Gardening - underway thanks to Community Max
Whirinaki Ecological Technology (We-tech) Our pest control innovation


Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project

Our drama production, kapakaka and other creative initiatives


Ngati Whare Iwi Treaty Settlement signed, incl partnership with DOC
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC
DOC partnerships information kiosk, Mangamate, Sanctuary(proposed)
Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Ready to start - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursery and Recycling Projects
Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07

Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives
Our network's submission to govt on Rural Community Opportunities

Toxin Bioremediation
Project started in Whakatane May 09
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom

Our Lopez friends help Raglan with an affordable housing project

Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Blocked - our Community Digital Strategy - Whirinaki Interactive 12/06
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07

Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view

 

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