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Preliminary Answers to the Key Model Questions (19 January 2011) Q1) What are the 3 processes or factors that most threaten the health of the harbour (causes of the 3 most worrisome symptoms?)

Draft A1) Root causes: Current linear, extractive economic model without feedback to environment; inappropriate management of urban growth; unsustainable land use; not valuing ES. Symptoms: sedimentation, nutrient runoff, toxics, loss of natural capital Q2) What are the desired outcomes (indicators) of a sustainable harbour with respect to 4 aspects of wellbeing?

Draft A2): Ecological (natural): high water quality in harbour catchment – ie un-polluted, sustains life.

Social: Valued uses of harbour can still occur, eg kaimoana collection; fishing.

Cultural: Mauri of harbour is restored, recognized, sustained.

Economic: The value of ecosystem services is accounted for (incl feedback loop) in the economic system, use of natural resources is sustainable & does not erode natural capital base upon which economy depends.

Q3) What solutions (ecosystem restoration what, when, who, how?) to identified root causes can make an impact, and how much?

Draft A3) “Users” of ecosystems contribute to the cost of maintenance/ restoration of those ecosystems.

Q4) What social values can we modify?

A4) We want society to be conscious of the services they ARE getting from ecosystems, that they have value – so society will WANT to support them and ensure sustainable natural capital levels.

Thus, people to better understanding the whole system, interactions between parts of the system, how economic/social activities impact on environment, and how environment provides “services” to humans that are not necessarily “free” forever.