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New Zealand doesn't have borders, but we do have a long coastline. We also
have a 200 nautical mile EEZ. We are not alone in establishing an EEZ. Many
countries have similar
Maritime Claims.
One small Pacific Nation,
Kiribati,
has one of the world's largest EEZs.
What is an EEZ?
Why do nations like Kiribati, New Zealand and other
Pacific nations
establish EEZs? How do EEZs help nations manage their resources?
- Students choose a
Pacific country to
investigate.
- They are to report
on:
Available resources;
Factors influencing (negatively or positively) access to resources (and
goods and services);
The significance of the EEZ to the economy.
EEZs from different Perspectives
Organise the class into groups of three.
Student A is a member of the government of a small Pacific nation.
Student B is a citizen of the same small Pacific nation.
Student C is a representative of a multinational fishing company wanting to
fish in the EEZ of the small Pacific nation.
- Each student must:
- describe their values position on EEZs;
- explain why they hold that values position.
- Each group discusses their differing values positions and identifies
some of the possible consequences of people holding differing values
positions about EEZs.
- Groups conduct a PMI Chart
on the value of EEZs in managing access to the fishing resource of the
Pacific.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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