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Re:Britain's Next Megaproject: A Coast-To-Coast Forest by vkou on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @05:25PM (#16119720)
One thing to keep in mind about national parks and preserves is that in many cases, impetus for creating them was colonialist in nature - they were intended to displace and 'civilize' native populations, by denying them use of their traditional lands and lifestyles.

[1] http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32487-the-colonial-ori...

[2] http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-shady-past-of-parks-...

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Re:Britain's Next Megaproject: A Coast-To-Coast Forest by mkingston on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @06:20PM (#16120074)
That's good to know. I wouldn't rule out that behaviour in NZ's past. But I don't know anything about it. I believe NZ's first national park was gifted by the indigenous people to the Crown, on the proviso that it would be protected.

We're not exactly past this, sadly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area#W...

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