title: Kaitiakitanga: protecting New Zealand's native biodiversity.
abstract: Kaitiakanga is a Maori word meaning guardianship. It is a word that has become central to New Zealand's efforts to conserve native biodiversity as well as encapsulating the new emphasis on inclusion of Maori cultural values and land concerns.
authors.affiliation: School of Geography, Kingston University, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK. m.morad@kingston.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012756:Sheep; D014197:Trees