sophie forsyth ------- space studio 2019/20

Vegetation of the Wellington Town Belt

Gives a comprehensive overview of the original forest cover, history of its clearance, replanting and the current vegetation of the Wellington Town Belt, including on Mount Victoria.

http://www.friendswbg.org.nz/nomenu/Vegetation%20of%20the%20Wellington%20Town%20Belt%20Maggy%20Wassilieff.pdf

New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)

Explanation of the New Zealand Threat Classification System, which is used to ethically evaluate the conservation status of various taxa (species, subspecies, varieties and forma) in NZ. Links to PDFs (some below) which go into further detail of specific species. 

https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/conservation-publications/nz-threat-classification-system

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs22entire.pdf

Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2016

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs19entire.pdf

Conservation status of New Zealand mosses, 2014

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs13entire.pdf

New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN)

Detailed descriptions of numerous NZ species, including images, their NZTCS and known of suspected threats to their existence. 

https://www.nzpcn.org.nz

https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/myosotis-laingii/

https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/trilepidea-adamsii/

https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/threats/other-threats/human-induced/habitat-loss/

A list of all flora with Threatened – Nationally Critical status from NZPCN

https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/page3?conservation_status=2907&native=1

Kaitiakitanga

http://www.environmentguide.org.nz/issues/marine/kaitiakitanga/what-is-kaitiakitanga/

The embers burn hot forever

Taking with them: our delicate ecological balance.

The mātuhituhi; Adam’s mistletoe; piopio; and the Waiautoa forget-me-not.

All gone and already forgotten. Never to return. 

Raukumara; various different moss species; kowhai ngutu-kaka;

and the 125 remaining kākāpō: all fight for their survival.

But it is not up to them. 

The embers burn hot forever

Taking with them: indigenous agency over the land.

Māori believe in a deep connection between humans and nature,

Exercising kaitiakitanga over our endemic species and the mauri of the forest.

Western notions of ownership have diminished that right,

but tangata whenua continue to fight for the survival of 

their identity and their environment. 

The embers burn hot forever

Taking with them: our "clean, green" identity.

Our forests absorb large quantities of carbon, 

reducing the effects of global warming.

Deforestation destroys our environment, the essence & purity of Aotearoa

The consequences are irreversible, threatening the survival of humanity.

The changes are up to us to.

The embers burn hot forever,