"But what is being lost [at DOC]... is science capacity, it's policy capacity, it's resource management space - that's losing heaps of people - and it's in line with the government's directive that we're going to prioritise short term economic goals over environment and sustainability. But in a time of biodiversity crisis I think this is seriously worrying."

#JoMonks, lecturer in ecology, University of Otago, 2024

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018933791/environmental-experts-concerned-over-proposed-doc-job-cuts

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Environmental experts concerned over proposed DOC job cuts

The Department of Conservation is proposing to axe 130 jobs, spanning biodiversity, visitor services, and regional operations. University of Otago lecturer in ecology and former DOC staffer Jo Monks spoke to Corin Dann.

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