The Kiwi Coast and Reconnecting Northland were at the recent Environmental Defence Society (EDS) Conference in Auckland, providing real life examples of large scale, collaborative ecological restoration projects in action.
This years EDS conference theme was ‘Wild Things – addressing terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity loss’. This seemed particularly fitting for the Kiwi Coast which provides an example of how by working together, we can help wildlife facing extinction begin to thrive again.
David Mules, the Reconnecting Northland Programme Manager, gave a presentation to the conference about restoring biodiversity across the region, and how by working together in collaborative partnerships, landscape scale results can be achieved.
The Kiwi Coast was featured as Reconnecting Northland’s founding pilot project, providing a practical, on-the-ground example of how large scale, collaborative ecological restoration projects can operate.
David says “Despite the concern about biodiversity decline, it is important to recognise the positive difference that is being made through the great work of many organisations, groups and individuals. Through working smartly and collaboratively within a shared vision we have the power to make our world a healthier place.”
Click here to watch David’s presentation
Joanna Wilson, Kiwi Coast Think Tank member and State of the Environment Coordinator for the Whangarei District Council, presented a Kiwi Coast poster at the conference highlighting the numerous groups, agencies, iwi/hapu, organisations, businesses and landowners involved and the collective results that are being achieved.
Joanna says; “The EDS conference was a great opportunity to showcase the Kiwi Coast. One of the session topics was on bridging the implementation gap between policy and practice. The Kiwi Coast is a great example of this, where professionals and communities work together on-the-ground to achieve great results”.
Click here to view or download the Kiwi Coast EDS poster
