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See also our specific policies for the protection and regeneration of Land, Freshwater, and Marine ecosystems, and our policies relating to: 

• Establishing legal rights of nature and recognising the legal status of Papatūānuku (Governance Policy) and a right to a healthy environment (Human Rights Policy)
• Ensuring economic activities uphold the wellbeing of the natural world (Government in the Economy, Business, and specific sectors, e.g. Agriculture, Tourism, Forestry)
• Minimising the further loss of indigenous ecosystems to other land uses (Land Use and Soils Policy)
• Adapting urban design to support environmental growth (Housing and Sustainable Communities Policy)
• Collaborating with other countries, including strengthening international treaties (Global Affairs Policy) and leveraging trade agreements (Trade and Foreign Investment Policy)
• Aligning ‘carbon farming’ with ecological resilience (Climate Change Policy)