Key Māori values strengthen the mapping of forest ecosystems services
October 2017
Publication: Key Māori values strengthen the mapping of forest ecosystems services
Author(s): Lyver PO, Timoti P, Gormley AM, Jones CJ, Richardson SJ, Tahi BL, Greenhalgh S
Highlights
- Mauri (life force) and mahinga kai (food provisioning) most frequently assigned values.
- Mauri associated with the four primary ecosystem service categories.
- Tuawhenua Māori forest values mostly represented within cultural ecosystem services.
- Connection to place traded-off against economic development opportunities.
- Substitutability of cultural ecosystem services difficult for indigenous peoples.
Published in Ecosystem Services.