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We welcome Dr Carwyn Jones to the team as a co-lead for SO7: Adaptive Governance and Policy. 

A new paper has been published looking into how we can preserve local Māori terms for species which are in decline. 

The challenge are excited to be contributing to developing a quality assurance framework for citizen science data. Read more here.

The team behind SO1 has been expanding, and they’re on the search for a Data Infrastructure Engineer.

Master’s student Hone Ropata is researching how myrtle rust could impact aka (vine) species, while working as a part of the Plant & Food Research team. We had a chat to learn more about his mahi.

After a year of interruptions by COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers from the Beyond Myrtle Rust Programme are embarking on the first fieldwork season of 2021.

Work is underway to develop an integrated surveillance system for both myrtle rust and kauri dieback.

Data from around the world will help to protect Aotearoa’s borders from further invasions.

Dr Fabien Medvecky is working with the Ngā Rākau Taketake – Mobilising for Action team. We sat down to have a chat about his work. 

The Eco-index team are looking for a Data Infrastructure Engineer. Closes 28 February 2021.

Waikato Regional Council has teamed up with Weta Workshop to create a striking illustration of how big the kauri root zone is.

Daniel Patrick appointed as Director of the BioHeritage Challenge We are delighted to announce our appointment of Daniel Patrick to the role of Director. Daniel will start on 14 December 2020, taking over from Andrea Byrom, who has been in the role since 2015. Daniel will lead alongside Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, the Challenge’s Kaihautū Ngātahi. Since […]