All posts by Daniel Rutledge: Dataversity 1970-01-01T00:00:01Z Dataversity http://dataversity.org.nz http://dataversity.org.nz/s/search.atom GroupServer http://dataversity.org.nz/favicon.ico Protected Areas Network Database TFBIS Proposal http://dataversity.org.nz/r/post/3xF585avJdcgO4o2sdWOcl Daniel Rutledge /p/5L1AsMu5dEfUr85TCsbNTe 2010-11-11T01:40:04Z
Kia ora tatou, Landcare Research along with several collaborating agencies is preparing a proposal to the upcoming TFBIS round to further progress development of the Protected Areas Network (PAN-NZ) database. This unofficial database collects and compiles information on legally protected areas throughout… 
Kia ora tatou,

Landcare Research along with several collaborating agencies is preparing a proposal to the upcoming TFBIS round to further progress development of the Protected Areas Network (PAN-NZ) database. This unofficial database collects and compiles information on legally protected areas throughout New Zealand. PAN-NZ contributes to a range of biodiversity conservation and resource management activities including SoE reporting and is one of three key data sets used to generate the Threatened Environments classification.

The purpose of the project will be to
1. formulate and establish appropriate governance mechanisms to secure PAN-NZ going forward
2. develop standards and protocols of data sharing and interoperability
3. design the underpinning infrastructure to facilitate easy collection, analysis and distribution of protected areas information.

In a nutshell, we are aiming for a PAN-NZ system where willing contributors can submit their own data and draw upon the full data set as needed to suit their purposes, while respecting data use requirements of any particular contributor. The eventual goal would be complete coverage of legally protected areas throughout New Zealand. 

We are currently drafting the proposal and welcome participation by any interested party. There are three possible levels of participation:

1. Supporter - your organisation completes an Independent Supporters form to include with the proposal
2. Contributor - you contribute to proposal development
3. Reviewer - you review the draft and final draft of the proposal.

Please email me directly if you are interested to participate. As a bit more background, I attach a copy of a presentation on PAN-NZ that we gave at the 2007 NZ Ecological Society conference.

Kind regards,

Daniel
 Level of protection of different Reserves and Covenants, and how these are applied to assessing significance http://dataversity.org.nz/r/post/2sJF11uZmgYttTWXdU0ywy Daniel Rutledge /p/5L1AsMu5dEfUr85TCsbNTe 2010-10-18T05:18:04Z
Hi Ryan, For an interesting international treatment of a similar problem, see the IUCN guidelines on protected areas categories (PDF attached hopefully). They have developed a composite classification that attempts to encompass a broad range of protected area types from around the… 
Hi Ryan,

For an interesting international treatment of a similar problem, see the IUCN guidelines on protected areas categories (PDF attached hopefully). They have developed a composite classification that attempts to encompass a broad range of protected area types from around the world based on the different objectives of protection.

Admittedly theirs is a classification issue only. They do not have the added challenge of interpreting it directly for policy as you do. Nonetheless it might give you some ideas.

For lots more on protected areas visit this website:

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/index.html

Cheers,

Daniel