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Collaborative Managementof Natural Resources
Principles, models and best practice planning methodologies
Background
• Government policy framework• Treaty of Waitangi
• Local Government Act 2002 – s10:• Purpose of local government is to enable local democratic decision-making
• Meet current and future needs of communities
• Must be efficient, effective and appropriate
• Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998
• Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996
Resource Management Act 1991
• Sustainable management practices (s5)
• Recognition of Maori culture and traditions (s6e)
• Kaitiakitanga: the ethic of stewardship (s7a)
• Transfer of powers (s33)• Possible models for collaborative management
• Power to make a joint management agreement (s36)
ECan Strategies
• Canterbury Regional Policy Statement 2013 (CRPS)• Defines issues of significance to Ngai Tahu
• Kaitiakitanga: stewardship
• Rangatiratanga: mana or authority
• Toanga: Treasures
• Mahinga kai: customary gathering of food and natural resources
• Wahi tapu: Sites that are protected from inappropriate activity
• Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS)
Definitions
• Collaborative management: Refers to management and governance of natural resources between local/national level governments and indigenous peoples.
• Co-governance: Directing and having strategic oversight.
• Co-management or joint management: This is the actual process of day-to-day management of a natural resource.
Collaborative Management Models
• The Ontario planning model
• Australia• Indigenous Protected Areas Program Logic Framework (IPA)
• New Zealand• 3 examples
Indigenous Protected Area Program Logic - (Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2013)
Australian Indigenous Protected Area Program Logic Framework
Collaborative Management in New Zealand
• RMA s33 models• Statutory authority
• Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims Settlement Act
• Te Waihora• High levels of pollution a driving factor
• Joint management agreement between DOC and Ngai Tahu (2005)
• Te Arawa Lakes fisheries agreement • Between Te Arawa iwi and the Ministry of Fisheries
• Co-management agreement very nuanced
• Early involvement of NIWA (developed management plan)
Key principles
• Flexible and holistic
• Flatten organisational structures
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategy should be measurable
• Governance
• Implementation infrastructure• Customised information system
• Business case
Planning philosophies
• Legislative driven approach: An approach to planning the implementation of collaborative management of natural resources that uses regulatory and legislative frameworks as a principle driver for the development of models and frameworks.
• Resource-driven approach:It places emphasis on building governance and management structures around the specific ecological needs for a particular natural resource.
Recommendations
• Establish a virtual collaborative management unit• Provide resources to facilitate planning and implementation of collaborative
management arrangements
• Provides managerial services and oversight throughout the lifecycle
• Staff and technical specialists participate on an ad-hoc basis
Implementation framework
• Flexibility and scalability
• Strategic alignment with stakeholders goals
• Seamless use of project management practices
Mandatory steps
• A steering committee to be appointed for each project
• Risk assessments at strategic planning stage
• Collaborative Management Information Resource (CMIR)• Use existing SharePoint infrastructure at ECan
• Customised for each new project
• Develop guidelines for use of Iwi management plans
• Use best project management practices
• Full internal and external reviews throughout project
Monitoring and compliance
• Outcomes – Measurable strategic goals (agreed on by key stakeholders).
• Impacts – What are the specific details and performance data resulting from the outputs?
• Outputs – Actions undertaken, could be scientific, relate to infrastructure etc.
• Resources – Includes funding, human, and other resources and assets.