Join ZEALANDIA for their first Conservation Kōrero discussing the state of freshwater in New Zealand.
The connections between the ocean, land, lakes, rivers, and streams are vital to having healthy ecosystems and supporting native wildlife. However, these water systems are being degraded as agriculture and housing intensifies in New Zealand, and the freshwater policies developed over at least the last ten years have moved further from their scientific underpinnings with each new iteration.
Join Mike Joy BSc, MSc (1st class hons), PhD in Ecology (Massey) as he discusses the importance of these connections and what we can do to protect freshwater in New Zealand.
Venue: ZEALANDIA Eco-Sanctuary, Waiapu Road, Karori, Wellington
For more information: www.eventfinda.co.nz/2021/conservation-korero-freshwater-connections/wellington
Related content
Use the article Planting stream edges to find out why riparian restoration is so important to our freshwater native fish and the three steps to take for riparian planting planning.
Around New Zealand catchment groups are being formed to look after our waterways from the mountains to the sea, find out more in our article Planning for change, which can also be viewed in Te reo Māori.
Explore our varied resources on New Zelanda's freshwater fish – note that many of these resources are in both te reo Māori and English. This includes the interactive image Healthy farms, healthy fish/He painga mō te pāmu, he painga mō te ika.
Activity ideas
Use this activity to help your students identify the features of a variety of New Zealand freshwater species.
EBM – ecosystem-based management – is a holistic and inclusive approach for managing an ecosystem. In this activity, students use EBM principles as a framework to consider how a local area of significance could be managed. Alternatively, it can form the basis for planning a local environmental project.
