Biosecurity – Prevention – Page 3 – Biological Heritage NZ

Publication

Estimating the level of disease risk and biosecurity on commercial poultry farms in New Zealand

Aims: To collect baseline data on the contact risk pathways and biosecurity practices of commercial poultry farms in New Zealand, investigate the relationship between the…

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Moths and butterflies on alien shores: Global biogeography of non-native Lepidoptera

Aim Lepidoptera is a highly diverse, predominantly herbivorous insect order, with species transported to outside their native range largely facilitated by the global trade of…

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Summary

BRIEF: What characterises a good biosecurity decision? – Best practice from stakeholder and expert interviews

Research carried out with key stakeholders identified the most important elements that make up good decision-making. Drawn from in-depth interviews with over three dozen key…

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THESIS: Applying behavioural science to understand and support biosecurity risk assessments

Invasive species threaten the health, safety, sustainability, wellbeing, and prosperity of Aotearoa New Zealand. A key function of the biosecurity system is to comprehensively assess…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Risk assessment – weeds

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Risk assessment – weeds, with Imogen Bassett, Auckland Council.

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Video

Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023

A playlist of presentations given at the Kaurilands Summit 3 held by Ngā Rākau Taketake, 9 – 12 May 2023, at Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei.

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Report

A Socio-economic Research Plan for Evaluating Possible Interventions in New Zealand Biosecurity Networks

New Zealand has a range of institutional arrangements for responding to a biosecurity incursion, including interventions at points in human-assisted networks such as displaying public…

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Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

We analyse the data for major patterns in the introduction pathways, highlighting that the specific research question and context determines whether the combined or an…

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Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

Austropuccinia psidii, the cause of myrtle rust, has spread globally where Myrtaceae occur. Multiple strains of A. psidii have been identified, including a unique strain found…

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What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Public use and anthropogenic activity are recognised sources of damage and threat to vulnerable forest areas in New Zealand, but also globally, through the spread…

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Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens

Global trade and the movement of people accelerate biological invasions by spreading species worldwide. Biosecurity measures seek to allow trade and passenger movements while preventing…

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Publication

Emerging Stakeholder Relations in Participatory ICT Design: Renegotiating the Boundaries of Sociotechnical Innovation in Forest Biosecurity Surveillance

Research Highlights: This research advanced understanding of stakeholder relations within the context of innovation using citizen science in a biosecurity sociotechnical system (STS) in Aotearoa,…

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Multi-trap sampling of arthropod communities at ports of first entry informs biosecurity surveillance programs

Ports of first entry are high-risk locations where invasive species may arrive, establish, and cause wider potential environmental, economic, social, or cultural harm. Early detection…

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Report

Future developments of the MPI TERM CGE model – a review of the literature June 2023

This review explores the literature on economic models and their application, in relation to the potential avenues for the development and expansion of the Ministry…

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Data Set

BRIEF: Te Tiriti Guided National DNA Reference Library

DNA-based monitoring tools are routinely used for conservation, biodiversity, and biosecurity surveillance. Aotearoa New Zealand lacks a national DNA reference library for local species, which…

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Summary

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

Te Tiriti-based surveillance for Forest Pathogens This research aimed to elevate mana whenua into the biosecurity and biodiversity management system, lifting mātauranga Māori (indigenous science)…

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Biosecurity - Prevention

Estimating the level of disease risk and biosecurity on commercial poultry farms in New Zealand

Moths and butterflies on alien shores: Global biogeography of non-native Lepidoptera

BRIEF: What characterises a good biosecurity decision? – Best practice from stakeholder and expert interviews

THESIS: Applying behavioural science to understand and support biosecurity risk assessments

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Risk assessment – weeds

Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023

A Socio-economic Research Plan for Evaluating Possible Interventions in New Zealand Biosecurity Networks

Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens

Emerging Stakeholder Relations in Participatory ICT Design: Renegotiating the Boundaries of Sociotechnical Innovation in Forest Biosecurity Surveillance

Multi-trap sampling of arthropod communities at ports of first entry informs biosecurity surveillance programs

Future developments of the MPI TERM CGE model – a review of the literature June 2023

BRIEF: Te Tiriti Guided National DNA Reference Library

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

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