Protected Natural Areas Programme: Difference between revisions

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The '''Protected Natural Areas Programme''' ('''PNAP''') of New Zealand began in 1981 as a means of evaluating areas worthy of protection. As part of the programme a series of [[Ecological districts of New Zealand|ecological district]]s have been created and by 2001 eighty three83 of the approximately 270 had been surveyed by 2001.<ref name="bell2001">{{Cite book| publisher = Dept. of Conservation| last = Bellingham| first = Peter| title = Evaluating methods for the Protected Natural Areas Programme| ___location = Wellington, N.Z.| date = 2001}}</ref>

The [[Reserves Act 1977]] was the legislative basis for the programme.<ref name="bell2001"/>