Despite its relatively small size, New Zealand has highly heterogeneous landscapes, distinctive ecosystems, and many endemic indigenous species of animals and plants Its “differentness” results from isolation, distinctive environmental history over 80 million years, and absence of human occupation until about 800 years ago Since then, two‐thirds of the original forests have been lost, and many species have become extinct Today, 1000 species require active conservation management to survive Major institutional and legislative change has slowed the decline of indigenous biodiversity, and 30% of New Zealand's land mass now has some form of legal protection Weed and pest control remain high priorities, especially in “mainland islands” Public support for environmental conservation is high and Maori involvement is increasing National parks and reserves are the common heritage of all New Zealanders, rural and urban. © 2001 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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Logan, H. (2001). Gondwana invaded: An address on distinctive features of managing indigenous biodiversity in protected areas in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 31(4), 813–818. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2001.9517677
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