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IEM barriers upon reflection
Throughout this blog journal I have posted about integrated environmental management (IEM) approaches to environmental problems. It is my opinion that IEM works best in water catchment contexts, as my blogging on Kaikōura MPA, Waiau Uwha River, Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere, integrated freshwater management, Ashley Rakahuri Estuary and Ki Uta ki Tai in New Zealand…
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A brief look at IEM tools
A range of tools or techniques are available to facilitate integrated environmental management (IEM) in two broad categories: environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental management systems (EMS). EIA is closely related to IEM. It is the resource consent pathway by which IEM is enacted. EMS standards are generally governed by the International Organization for Standardization…
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The story of Ki Uta ki Tai in multicultural terms
Protecting a river, stream, lake, or estuary against threats has to start at the source. From a European or Pākehā perspective, environment means everything in biophysical space: land, air and water, e.g. flora and fauna and their habitats, people and society – including their cultural influences upon each other – as well as on other…
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Pressures on the Ashley Rakahuri Estuary
The Ashley Rakahuri Estuary is predominantly formed by the 65 km south-eastward-flowing braided Ashley River originating from the Puketeraki Range in north-western Canterbury, which reaches the Pacific Ocean at Waikuku Beach, 25 kilometres north of Christchurch. This shallow estuary is by and large geomorphologically unmodified, covering an area of roughly 230 hectares and ranks as…
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New Zealand needs integrated freshwater management
Freshwater ecosystems are under threat in New Zealand (e.g. Weeks et al., 2016). This blog post will show how freshwater systems can be managed more effectively through an integrated, holistic approach. Integrated freshwater management combines all facets of freshwater ecosystems to improve social, cultural, economic, and biophysical wellbeing. We can plan for the future, pool…
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Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere – hope by integration levers?
Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere is New Zealand’s fifth biggest lake by area and the most biodiverse bird habitat in the country (Hughey, pers. comm., August 2, 2022; Te Waihora Co-Governance Group, 2022). Sadly, it’s also one of the country’s most polluted lakes (Meduna, 2021; Selwyn District Council, 2022). Policymakers and environmental managers, particularly integrated environmental…
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