Environmental Information and the Adequacy of Treaty Settlement Procedures " ... Government has recently identified criteria for managing the allocation of conservation lands under claim and announced that a booklet will be released on settlement policies. These have and will contribute to an understanding of the process. However it is still unclear how some claims will proceed and whether current procedures will be improved. I believe the most constructive approach to the environmental aspects of Treaty Settlements is sthe development of a planning regime which ensures that in each case the information necessary for sound environmental decisions is obtained and considered by decision makers, including Maori negotiators. It is hoped that this report will help clarify the process for Treaty settlements so that the public is better invormed on how environmental concerns may be handled."--Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Preface. |
