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First Find-A-Pest prototype released
An app that’s designed to help every-day kiwis protect our native flora and fauna has had its first prototype released.
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A clearer outlook on the future of plant invasions
Back in December 2022, we spoke with Jennifer Bufford about the two-phase horizon scan to identify future needs in weed research. The first phase, which is now complete, involved identifying a range…
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Mapping connectedness and contribution towards te taiao
Through the BioHeritage Crazy and Ambitious Think Tank, Sandy Wakefield is helping create an online repository of Māori-led conservation projects from all over the country. The Think Tank repository is…
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Phytophthora agathidicida genome reboot
A team at Massey University, in collaboration with researchers at Scion, Plant and Food Research, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Oregon, has built what appears to be the first chromosome-level Phytophthora genome assembly in the world.
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Beyond Myrtle Rust: Marley Ford, a student of ecology’s underdogs
Masters student Marley Ford is investigating the mycorrhizal fungi communities of ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata), a species that has recently become threatened by myrtle rust.
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The very best classroom: Practice and language revitalisation through land-based teaching
In September 2022, an intergenerational team of Māori researchers and innovators undertook the trip of a lifetime, travelling deep into the Northwest Territories of Canada for a two-week cultural exchange programme.
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Eco-index: a new name for a BioHeritage programme aimed at bolstering biodiversity
The BioHeritage Eco-index team (SO1 – previously BioHeritage Scorecard) are excited to announce the new Eco-index name and logo!
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Ngā Pī Ka Rere grants supports the publication of important Kauri Dieback research
On holiday in Transylvania, Isaar met with BioHeritage writer Kerry Donovan Brown via video call. Earlier in the day, Isaar had visited Bran Castle, a fortress known otherwise as “Dracula’s…
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NRT risk maps being rolled out by Tiakina Kauri
Over the native range of kauri, nobody is certain which areas contain Phytophthora agathidicida (PA), the pathogen that causes the disease kauri dieback, and which areas are pathogen-free. It is…
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A guide to BioHeritage scoping groups
1. What are scoping groups? Our scoping groups are made up of 8-10 people who represent a range of relevant research expertise, aligned disciplines and knowledge systems (as much as…