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Central Government Natural Resources Sector and Ecosystem Management

Central Government Natural Resources Sector and Ecosystem Management. who why what how. who. A Central Government agency initiative involving: Core group Environment (Chair) Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries Economic Development Te Puni Kokiri Land Information New Zealand Conservation

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Central Government Natural Resources Sector and Ecosystem Management

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  1. Central Government Natural Resources Sector and Ecosystem Management who why what how

  2. who A Central Government agency initiative involving: • Core group • Environment (Chair) • Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries • Economic Development • Te Puni Kokiri • Land Information New Zealand • Conservation • Participant observers • Treasury • State Services Commission • Prime Minister and Cabinet

  3. why and what • To ensure government agencies take an integrated, aligned and strategic approach to natural resource development and management • Provision of strategic advice to governments on long term, sector wide issues, pressures and priorities • Execute Government priorities for natural resource in coherent and strategically aligned ways • Continue development of a strong knowledge base about the state of the environment and natural resource base • Integrate broader strategic environment and natural resource objectives into the work of each agency in coherent and effective manner

  4. how • CEs group : overall governance; priority setting • Deputy Secretaries group : governance of work on specific issues, work programmes and products • Director-level project governance • Support unit : work programming, administration • Examples of issues : • freshwater • aquaculture • resource management • Integrating initiatives: EEPs; ecosystem services/valuation; scanning

  5. Economy and Environment PrinciplesPrinciple 1: INTERTWINEDA healthy environment, based on healthy functioning ecosystems, is integral to meeting economic needs and aspirations.Principle 2: GOVERNMENT’S ROLEGovernment has an essential role to play in creating the framework in which resource scarcity and competing interests are managed and environmental bottom lines are protected.Principle 3: CLEAR GOALSMultiple policy goals create complexity – tensions between achievement of these goals are inevitable.Principle 4: SUPPORTING GOOD DECISION-MAKINGBase analysis and decision-making on a strong evidence base alongside broad, transparent, and participative processes that recognise the legitimacy of competing interests.Principle 5: ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENTNatural resource management must be adaptive, reflecting the dynamic nature of both the resources and the knowledge we have about them.Principle 6: DESIGNING A SOLUTIONEffective policy will involve a mixture of regulation, economic instruments, and other forms of intervention.

  6. Ecosystem Services and Valuation • CEs to be briefed on current state of play and what next: • Research (NZ) • Overseas policy/delivery frameworks • UK • USA • Australia • NZ uptake • Opportunities for future

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