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    Published 12 June 2020 Referencing Hub media
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    New Zealand’s coasts and oceans are under pressure, and the way we manage our marine environments is fragmented and inconsistent. Ecosystem-based management1, or EBM, is a holistic2 and inclusive way to take care of our marine environments in the long-term; and for the social, cultural and economic benefit of all New Zealanders.

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    There is increasing pressure on Aotearoa's oceans, which is reducing biodiversity3 and ecosystem resilience4, affecting the health of the moana, and increasing conflict for space and resources.

    We need a holistic and inclusive way to manage our marine environment and resources, and the different ways we use and value them.

    Ecosystem Based Management or EBM, is based on science and mātauranga Māori5 and provides for Treaty of Waitangi partnerships.

    EBM can be tailored to particular locations, local priorities, and different community values.

    It involves collaborative decision making, and when we get more data6, or things change, decisions can be adapted to suit the new situation and new opportunities.

    EBM has a long-term, intergenerational outlook.

    All of this means that EBM will help ensure we have healthy marine ecosystems7 that provide value for all New Zealanders now, and in the future.

    1. ecosystem-based management: An integrated management approach that recognises the full array of interactions within an ecosystem, including humans.
    2. holistic: Emphasising the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts, looking at the entire system. In healthcare, this means looking at all aspects of a patient's well-being and not just treating a particular pain or disease.
    3. biodiversity: The range of species found in a particular region. The more species that exist (the higher the biodiversity), the more likely it is that an ecosystem will survive episodes of change.
    4. ecosystem resilience: The capacity of an ecosystem to respond to disturbances by resisting damage and recovering quickly.
    5. mātauranga Māori: A contemporary term referring to Māori knowledge, Māori ways of knowing and associated practice.
    6. data: The unprocessed information we analyse to gain knowledge.
    7. ecosystem: An interacting system including the biological, physical, and chemical relationships between a community of organisms and the environment they live in.

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      ecosystem-based management

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      2. An integrated management approach that recognises the full array of interactions within an ecosystem, including humans.

      ecosystem resilience

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      3. The capacity of an ecosystem to respond to disturbances by resisting damage and recovering quickly.

      ecosystem

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      4. An interacting system including the biological, physical, and chemical relationships between a community of organisms and the environment they live in.

      holistic

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      5. Emphasising the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts, looking at the entire system. In healthcare, this means looking at all aspects of a patient's well-being and not just treating a particular pain or disease.

      mātauranga Māori

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      6. A contemporary term referring to Māori knowledge, Māori ways of knowing and associated practice.

      biodiversity

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      7. The range of species found in a particular region. The more species that exist (the higher the biodiversity), the more likely it is that an ecosystem will survive episodes of change.

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      8. The unprocessed information we analyse to gain knowledge.

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