🌲 Ecosystem Restoration Proposal
Mahere Whakaora Taiao — Plan to Restore a Local Ecosystem
Final Assessment: Restoration Proposal
Design a realistic plan to restore or protect a local ecosystem. Apply everything you've learned about ecology, conservation, and kaitiakitanga.
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ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROPOSAL
Project Title:
Location:
Prepared by:
Date:
1. Executive Summary | Whakarāpopototanga
Summarize your proposal in 3-4 sentences. What is the problem? What is your solution?
2. Site Description | Te Wāhi
Location (be specific):
Current ecosystem type:
☐ Native bush/ngahere ☐ Wetland/repo ☐ Coastal/marine ☐ Stream/awa ☐ Other: ________
Size of area (approximate):
Current state of the ecosystem:
Describe what the site looks like now. What species are present? What problems exist?
Site Map / Sketch:
3. Problem Analysis | Te Tātari Raruraru
Main threats to this ecosystem:
Describe how these threats are affecting the ecosystem:
Which native species are most at risk?
| Species | Why at risk? | Conservation status |
|---|---|---|
4. Proposed Actions | Ngā Mahi Whakamahere
Goal: What does success look like? Describe the restored ecosystem.
Action Plan:
| Action | Purpose | Priority (H/M/L) |
|---|---|---|
Native plants to introduce (if applicable):
5. Timeline | Te Rārangi Wā
6. Budget Estimate | Te Tahua Pūtea
| Item | Quantity | Cost Each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| TOTAL | $ | ||
Potential funding sources:
7. Community & Cultural Considerations
Who should be involved in this project?
How does this project align with kaitiakitanga?
Are there any cultural sites or concerns to be aware of?
8. Measuring Success | Te Ine Angitu
How will you know if your restoration is working?
| Indicator | Current Level | Target (Year 5) | How to Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
9. Conclusion | Whakakapinga
Why is this restoration project important?
What will the site look like if your proposal succeeds?
📊 Self-Assessment Checklist
📋 Teacher Planning Snapshot
Ngā Whāinga Ako — Learning Intentions
Students will engage with this resource to build understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand's ecosystems, biodiversity, and the role of kaitiakitanga in environmental stewardship.
Ngā Paearu Angitū — Success Criteria
- ✅ Students can explain key concepts from this resource using their own words.
- ✅ Students can connect the content to real-world environmental contexts in Aotearoa.
Differentiation & Inclusion
Scaffold support: Provide sentence starters, word banks, or graphic organisers to scaffold access for students who need it. Offer entry-level and extension tasks to address a range of readiness levels.
ELL / ESOL: Pre-teach key vocabulary and provide bilingual glossaries where available. Allow students to respond in their home language first.
Inclusion: Use accessible formats. Neurodiverse learners benefit from chunked instructions and choice in how they demonstrate understanding.
Prior knowledge: Best used after the relevant lesson sequence. No specialist prior knowledge required for entry-level engagement.
Curriculum alignment
- Organism Diversity — Knowledge: There are many plants and animals that are now extinct.
- Ecosystems — Practices: Observing local ngā tohu o te taiao, such as flowering of certain plants or bird migrations, and explaining why these indicators can be used to understand and predict other en…
- Ecosystems — Knowledge: Human activity (e.g. agriculture, urbanisation, resource extraction, industry, recreation) can cause habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change, which threaten ecosyst…
- Ecosystems — Practices: Applying ecosystems concepts to known and unknown examples to identify interdependence of species within the ecosystem (e.g. food webs, plants need pollinators, animals need f…
- Organism Diversity — Knowledge: Scientists try to understand what the family tree of all organisms (the ‘tree of life’) looks like by studying fossils and the physical features of species.