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Te Urewera is a legal entity, not every individual tree

Лісова стежка в Те-Уревера, Нова Зеландія; історична назва файлу містить National Park, але правовий статус змінено 2014 року / Forest trail in Te Urewera, New Zealand; the source filename retains National Park, but its legal status changed in 2014. Credit: Krzysztof Golik; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=76835068

Історична карта Те-Уревера 1896 року з Archives New Zealand; не чинна кадастрова схема меж юридичної особи / Historical 1896 map of Te Urewera from Archives New Zealand; not a current cadastral map of the legal entity. Credit: Archives New Zealand from New Zealand; CC BY-SA 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=51248016

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Лісова стежка в Те-Уревера, Нова Зеландія; історична назва файлу містить National Park, але правовий статус змінено 2014 року / Forest trail in Te Urewera, New Zealand; the source filename retains National Park, but its legal status changed in 2014. Credit: Krzysztof Golik; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=76835068

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New Zealand’s Te Urewera Act 2014 recognizes Te Urewera as a legal entity with the rights, powers, duties and liabilities specified by law. This concerns a particular natural area and its legal status, rather than automatically giving every tree in the country that status. A dedicated board acts on Te Urewera’s behalf. It is a legal means of representing and protecting a natural place, rather than making a forest biologically human.