Biosecurity – Prevention – Page 3 – Biological Heritage NZ

Publication

How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally significant plant species – a case study from New Zealand

The incursion of the myrtle rust disease (Austropuccinia psidii) was officially confirmed on 3 May 2017 at a plant nursery located in Kerikeri, North Island,…

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Isolation management to protect threatened native galaxiidfish species: Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand

The use of barriers in freshwater systems to mitigate invasions, known as isolation management, has been increasingly implemented as a protection strategy for native fish.…

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Report

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

The research programme “He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga (Strategic Outcome 3, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge) aims to incorporate information from a…

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Data Set

BRIEF: Predators beware – Swarms of intelligent drones are coming

Advances in artificial intelligence, sensors, and robotics technologies could enhance the way we search for and remove invasive predators from Aotearoa NZ. A multidisciplinary team…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library (Day 2)

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4 (Day 2): Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library, with Manpreet Dhami, from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Part of…

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Report

Natural area visitor network: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a natural area visitor network model.

The increased access of visitors into natural areas provides new routes for the entry of pathogens into places of high biodiversity value, and could facilitate…

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Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?

In 2016, the New Zealand Government announced a policy to rid the country of key introduced predators (possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), ship rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats…

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Webinar

State-Of-The-Art Surveillance webinar

Surveillance is an essential part of protecting New Zealand’s economic assets and natural taonga from damaging exotic organisms. To strengthen our biosecurity system, researchers at BioHeritage…

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Publication

Elevating and Recognising Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples to Improve Forest Biosecurity

Current forest biosecurity systems and processes employed in many countries are, in large, constructs of Western principles, values and science knowledge that have been introduced…

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The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions

The number of alien plants escaping from cultivation into native ecosystems is increasing steadily. We provide an overview of the historical, contemporary and potential future…

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Expanding general surveillance of invasive species by integrating citizens as both observers and identifiers

Expanding general surveillance can improve invasive species detection to support eradication. Traditionally, citizens report observations to government agencies and mobile-phone-based tools provide incremental submission and…

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The role of the social sciences and economics in understanding and informing tree biosecurity policy and planning: a global summary and synthesis

We present available evidence on six key dimensions: (1) the role of different stakeholders and the broader public within tree health; (2) levels of knowledge…

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Report

What is a good decision in biosecurity?

An initial review of the literature identified three perspectives in decision quality research: normative, prescriptive and descriptive. • The normative approach aims to describe how…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Surveillance – new tools and technologies for surveillance

Online quick-fire presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Surveillance – new tools and technologies for surveillance, with Steve Pawson.

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Video

Crazy & Ambitious 2 – 2019

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 2. 20 – 21 May 2019, Te Papa Wellington.

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Publication

Blurring Alien Introduction Pathways Risks Losing the Focus on Invasive Species Policy

The pathways by which alien species are introduced to new regions fall into six broad classes: deliberate release; escape from captivity; contaminant of a commodity; stowaway on a transport vector; via an…

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Biosecurity - Prevention

How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally significant plant species – a case study from New Zealand

Isolation management to protect threatened native galaxiidfish species: Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

BRIEF: Predators beware – Swarms of intelligent drones are coming

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library (Day 2)

Natural area visitor network: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a natural area visitor network model.

Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?

State-Of-The-Art Surveillance webinar

Elevating and Recognising Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples to Improve Forest Biosecurity

The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions

Expanding general surveillance of invasive species by integrating citizens as both observers and identifiers

The role of the social sciences and economics in understanding and informing tree biosecurity policy and planning: a global summary and synthesis

What is a good decision in biosecurity?

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Surveillance – new tools and technologies for surveillance

Crazy & Ambitious 2 – 2019

Blurring Alien Introduction Pathways Risks Losing the Focus on Invasive Species Policy

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