Guidance

Roadmaps to ecosystem-based management

A series of documents to address questions around enabling ecosystem-based management (May 2024)

Ecological considerations for determining the size of an area for management actions

4 MB | pdf

How do I consider new consents activities in a cumulative effects framework?

2.5 MB | pdf

How do we assess the present ecological integrity of an area

3.1 MB | pdf

How do we decide on robust locally generated CMA targets that incorporate climate change

2.5 MB | pdf

How likely is it that the action we want will benefit others

12 MB | pdf

Local groups are interested in recovering the health of an area how do we go about helping them move forward

15 MB | pdf

We are interested in recovering health of an area how do we go about it

3 MB | pdf

We have recovery highlighted in our plans how do we go about it

4.1 MB | pdf

What do I need to know about processes and evidence to start a new business activity in a particular location?

2.8 MB | pdf

What resources has the Challenge produced that can support active participation in assessing, monitoring and restoration of estuarine health?

13 MB | pdf

Why should we consider law and policy when assessing monitoring and restoring the ecological health of our estuaries

1.2 MB | pdf

Will the freshwater limits we set protect our estuarine waters

3.2 MB | pdf

Related projects & activities

Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Improved decision-making using an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach

Enabling ecosystem-based management (EBM) to become embedded within marine management and governance.

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