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Impact of International Treaties

Understanding International Conventions for the Environment and their Impact on Maori Development Web Resources These resources give Maori Development business people, professionals, scholars and students, introductory information related to the impact of international conventions on Maori Development. The focus is on inter-governmental conventions related to the environment and natural resources. The web resources aim to familiarise the reader with the issues and provide avenues to further information for more in-depth investigation.

Brief Overview

International treaties (conventions) on the protection, conservation and sustainable development of the environment are ideologically compatible with Maori conservation ideals but a common problem is the marginalisation of indigenous people’s interests in the decision-making process. Decisions about...

International Treaties

What are the relevant international treaties and where can we find online information about them? Kyoto Protocol, 1987 The Kyoto Protocol is part of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and is administered by the Secretariat of the Convention on Climate...

Government Action

How has the NZ Government implemented the obligations to the international treaties in terms of policy statements and legislation? Ministry for the Environment Topics: Genetic modification, Resource Management Act 1991 National policy statement on indigenous...

Maori Response

What has been the Maori response so far and the effect on Maori Development? Wai 262 and the Tikanga Maori Framework of Protection, 1991 Solomon, Maui. Intellectual Property Rights and Indigenous Peoples Rights and Obligations. In Motion Magazine, 22 April 2001 [cited 2005]....

What's Happening

What is happening in the area of biodiversity right now? Foundation for Research, Science and Technology funded collaborative project on biotechnology Biotechnology conference November 2005 Ministry Economic Development workshops on intellectual...

Web Directory

Maori environmental organisations websites

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Annotated Bibliography

List of references with annotations. CITATION Collins, Adelaide. (2005). Understanding International Conventions and Their Impact on Maori Development: An Annotated Bibliography. [Electronic Source]. Maori Development Research Centre. Available from...

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