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EBM-enabling narratives for New Zealand

This project developed multimedia resources that can be used to explore what EBM for Aotearoa New Zealand looks like now, and how it could look in the future.

Project LeaderDurationBudget
Alison Greenaway (Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research)March 2018 – November 2019$725,000

Overview

Storytelling, as spoken or written narratives, is an effective way to convey complex or abstract ideas. We have developed narratives about different ways of achieving EBM. They are based on real examples where New Zealanders have come together to holistically manage their marine environment from the mountains to the sea.

The aim was to show what the practice of EBM looks like now – and could look like in the future. These narratives reflect the kinds of situations in which we think we are likely to see EBM flourish in the future. The narratives are were tested with representatives from government, industry, local communities and Māori.

This research gathered a range of perspectives from case studies, interviews and workshops. We identified local initiatives that already had some elements of EBM, then identified who was involved, the EBM-like practices and processes, and the successes and challenges.

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Project proposal

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Location

This is a national project.

Tools & Resources

This project has produced or contributed to:

Caring through EBM
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This 4-page comic presents a human and non-human view of caring for a place
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Connecting through EBM
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This detailed AO poster outlines examples of EBM-like initiatives occurring in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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EBM in Aotearoa
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An interactive online map showing examples of, and information about, EBM-like initiatives
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Oceans Mesh - behind the scenes
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This 2 min film explains how the sci-art collaboration Oceans Mesh was made.
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Oceans Mesh - our social seas
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A collaborative project exhibited at the Light Nelson festival, July 2018
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Generating a blue economy through EBM
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This 6 min video asks what might be possible in livelihoods and economy in our marine spaces
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Protecting land and sea through EBM
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A hapū story of implementing a rāhui on a local beach to protect and restore diversity and abundance in the water.
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Sharing the ocean through EBM
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This 5 min film explores how the ocean might be shared.
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Metadata catalogue: EBM-enabling narratives project
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This project has produced datasets. You can find out about them through our metadata catalogue.  
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Remaking ocean governance in Aotearoa New Zealand through boundary-crossing narratives about ecosystem-based management
Academic publication
Le Heron E, Le Heron R, Taylor L, Lundquist CJ and Greenaway A. (2020). Marine Policy
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