Land Use Policy Frameworks in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the Opportunities and Barriers of Indigenous-Led Conservation and Protected Areas

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作者
Vandermale, Emalee A. [1 ]
Bogetti, Jordyn [1 ]
Mason, Courtney W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Thompson Rivers Univ, Fac Sci, 805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
[2] Thompson Rivers Univ, Nat Resource Sci Dept, Tourism Management, 805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
关键词
protected areas; policy; settler-colonialism; reconciliation; legal personality; Aotearoa New Zealand; Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs); Canada; NATIONAL-PARK; PEOPLES; COMANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; TERRITORIES; RIGHTS;
D O I
10.3390/land13060886
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Indigenous Peoples throughout the world have been displaced from their ancestral territories through colonial land use management. Indigenous Peoples have pushed settler-colonial governments to shift their policy frameworks to better support Indigenous rights and leadership across land management, but particularly in conservation. In Canada, this has recently involved the development of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. Combined with pressure from international organizations, Canada's Federal Government has dedicated substantial funds to support the establishment of these areas and to achieve conservation and reconciliatory goals. In Aotearoa New Zealand, M & amacr;ori groups have shaped new legislation that recognizes legal personality status for natural features, which contrasts with Western understandings of land ownership. Indigenous-led conservation in Canada faces many interrelated barriers grounded in colonial histories that complicate land jurisdictions, reconciliation, and protected area networks. This research reveals some of this complexity by examining how Indigenous-led conservation can contribute to more equitable and consensus-based decision-making frameworks in land use management. Policy and legal analyses of Canadian, Aotearoa New Zealand, and international conservation and human rights documents inform our results. We affirm that Indigenous-led conservation can foster relationships between Indigenous Nations and Crown governments. They can also provide steps towards reconciling colonial injustices, supporting Indigenous self-determination, and advancing more sustainable land use systems.
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