The New Zealand government has been praised for heeding scientific advice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when it comes to environmental protections the scientific advice seems to be negotiable Freshwaters have been in decline for decades, despite clear science on limits needed to protect them There are many examples of 'shifting baselines', where limits have been progressively weakened through agency regulatory capture and political expediency © 2020 CSIRO

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改变新西兰的基线和政治权宜之计

新西兰政府因在应对 COVID-19 大流行时听取了科学建议而受到称赞，但在环境保护方面，科学建议似乎是可以协商的 淡水几十年来一直在下降，尽管对保护所需的限制有明确的科学依据他们有很多“基线转移”的例子，通过机构监管捕获和政治权宜之计逐渐削弱了这些限制 © 2020 CSIRO