PAPER: Towards rangatiratanga in pest ...

Towards rangatiratanga in pest management? Māori perspectives and frameworks on novel biotechnologies in conservation

September 2020

Palmer S, Ripeka Mercier O, King-Hunt A 2021. Towards rangatiratanga in pest management? Māori perspectives and frameworks on novel biotechnologies in conservation. Pacific Conservation Biology 27(4)

ABSTRACT

We gathered Māori perspectives on novel biotechnological controls for pest wasps through three distinct studies. Study participants included tertiary students, businesses, and spiritual or religiously affiliated groups. All participants drew from their identities as Māori people to help identify their position on these issues. Their perspectives on issues of consent and Social Licence suggest a preference for processes based upon rangatiratanga. Participant perspectives were also organised according to a take utu ea decision-making framework.

KEYWORDS

consent, conservation tools, culture, environmental management, genetic modification, indigenous communities, invertebrates, New Zealand, Social License.