政府回应公众关切 撤回《自然保护法修正案》有关保护地处置条款

“Toitū te taiao——让自然永续长存。”
新西兰自然保护部长Tama Potaka表示,政府认真听取了社会公众的意见,决定从《自然保护法修正案》(Conservation Amendment Bill)中删除有关自然保护土地(Conservation Land)出售或交换(disposal or exchange)的相关条款。
Tama Potaka说:
“新西兰人民非常珍视自然保护事业,政府同样如此。我们深知,新西兰纯净壮丽的自然景观在每一位国民心中都具有无可替代的重要地位,我们绝不会出售那些具有标志性的自然保护景观。”
不过,他承认:
“我们没有充分说明《自然保护法修正案》将如何改善自然保护工作的成果,因此现在我们将对此作出修正。”
他表示:
“我们已经清楚听到了社会各界对保护地可能被出售或交换的担忧,因此决定将这些相关条款从法案中删除。”
与环保组织达成共识
Tama Potaka透露,他已与以下环保团体举行会谈:
- Environmental Defence Society
- Forest & Bird
双方一致同意,将法案中涉及保护土地出售及交换的内容全部删除。
此外,部长承诺,未来将继续与上述环保组织、其他利益相关方以及毛利部族(iwi)合作,共同研究法案中涉及经济发展的内容,确保这些措施:
- 有利于自然保护成果;
- 经得起长期考验;
- 在经济发展与生态保护之间取得平衡。
法案改革方向保持不变
政府表示,被删除的条款原本属于《自然保护法修正案》整体改革的一部分,该法案旨在:
- 现代化自然保护土地管理制度;
- 支持新西兰经济增长;
- 改善生态环境保护成效。
目前,该法案仍正在接受国会专责委员会(Select Committee)审议。
Tama Potaka强调:
“这仍然是近40年来新西兰自然保护立法最重大的改革,将改善所有新西兰人的自然保护体系。”
不过他说:
“要实现这一目标,我们必须更加清楚地说明政府究竟要做什么,以及为什么这样做。”
最后,他表示:
“我们已经倾听公众意见,也已经采取行动。”
背景
《自然保护法修正案》是新西兰近四十年来规模最大的自然保护制度改革之一,原本包括简化自然保护土地管理程序、促进基础设施建设和经济发展等内容。
然而,法案中关于允许在特定情况下出售或交换部分自然保护土地的条款,引发了社会广泛关注。环保团体担忧,此举可能削弱对国家公园及其他保护区的长期法律保障,因此纷纷呼吁政府撤回相关内容。
此次政府宣布删除这些条款,被视为回应公众意见的重要调整,也意味着法案后续将更加聚焦于加强自然保护管理、提升行政效率以及推动可持续发展,而不会涉及自然保护土地所有权的变更。
Toitū te taiao – nature endures.
The Government has listened to public concerns and will remove provisions from the Conservation Amendment Bill around the disposal or exchange of conservation land, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
“New Zealanders care deeply about conservation – and so does the Government. We know how dear our pristine landscapes are to the hearts of New Zealanders and we will never dispose of those iconic landscapes,” Mr Potaka says.
“But we were not clear enough about how the Conservation Amendment Bill improves outcomes for conservation, so we are fixing it.
“We have heard loud and clear the concerns about the potential disposal or exchange of conservation land, and we are acting on those concerns by removing those provisions from this bill.”
Mr Potaka met with the Environmental Defence Society and Forest and Bird and agreed the disposal and exchange parts of the bill would be removed.
He also undertook to work with those groups, and other stakeholders and iwi, to work through the economic development aspects of the bill to ensure they support strong conservation outcomes and stand the test of time.
The provisions were part of a bill which modernises how conservation land is managed, support economic growth and improve environmental outcomes. It is currently being considered by a parliamentary select committee.
“This remains the most significant reform of conservation legislation in nearly 40 years. It will improve the conservation system for all New Zealanders,” Mr Potaka says.
“But to achieve that we need to be very clear about what we’re doing, and why.
“We have listened and we have acted.”

