Protecting New Zealand’s Biodiversity

LOU SANSON

Director General of the Department of Conservation, Lou Sanson on how some of New Zealand’s ancient biodiversity was destroyed, why there is still much left to protect and what the Department of Conservation is doing to address the extinction of NZ’s species. He also lays out a roadmap for what people and government agencies can do to protect NZ’s natural ecosystems.

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This video was filmed at New Frontiers / Te Tūhura Nuku - March 2019 in Upper Hutt, New Zealand.

New Frontiers is hosted by the Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF), a global community of changemakers based out of Aotearoa New Zealand. EHF brings together humankind’s creative potential and entrepreneurial spirit in New Zealand, to build and support innovative ventures for global impact, in partnership with New Zealand's Global Impact Visa.