Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change: Aotearoa/New Zealand

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Situating Māori Ecological Knowledge (MEK) within traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) frameworks, this book recognizes that indigenous ecological knowledge contributes to our understanding of how we live in our world (our world views), and in turn, the ways in which humans adapt to climate change. As an industrialized nation, Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ) has responsibilities and obligations to other Pacific dwellers, including its indigenous populations. In this context, this book seeks to discuss how A/NZ can benefit from the wider Pacific strategies already in place; how to meet its global obligations to reducing GHG; and how A/NZ can utilize MEK to achieve substantial inroads into adaptation strategies and practices. In all respects, Māori tribal groups here are well-placed to be key players in adaptation strategies, policies, and practices that are referenced through Māori/Iwi traditional knowledge. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction (Lyn Carter)....Pages 1-14 Setting the Scene (Lyn Carter)....Pages 15-23 Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Climate Change (Lyn Carter)....Pages 25-38 Aotearoa/New Zealand and Land-Use Changes (Lyn Carter)....Pages 39-53 Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Emissions Trading Scheme (Lyn Carter)....Pages 55-69 Aotearoa/New Zealand Adaptation Strategies and Practices (Lyn Carter)....Pages 71-84 Where to from Here? Learning from Our Pacific Neighbours (Lyn Carter)....Pages 85-96 Back Matter ....Pages 97-106