Can customary harvesting of NZ's native species be sustainable? Archaeology and palaeo-ecology provide some answers
- Written by: Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Shutterstock/Tessa PalmerAotearoa’s wilderness areas are the jewel in our ecotourism crown. But conservation laws may soon be in for a radical shake-up.
Recent proposals would, among other things, allow Māori to resume traditional harvesting practices (mahinga kai) on conservation land.
This has elicited heated emotions from some...