Establishing an evidence-based framework for the systematic conservation of New Zealand’s terrestrial ecosystems
John Leathwick,
Amy Whitehead,
Nicholas Singers
et al.
Abstract:Although New Zealand's 2020 biodiversity strategy, Te Mana o Te Taiao, places a high priority on protecting indigenous ecosystems, it provides minimal detail on how this will be accomplished. Using spatial data and a conservation prioritisation tool we demonstrate the implementation of a comprehensive framework for the systematic conservation of New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems, as proposed in a pioneering paper by Kelly (1980). Working within the Horizons Region (Manawatū-Whanganui, lower North Island), w… Show more
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