Biosecurity – Prevention – Page 7 – Biological Heritage NZ

Report

Plant nursery networks: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a plant nursery network model

The movement of live plants through professional nurseries is known to be an effective means to disseminate plant pathogens. The aim of the Biosecurity Network…

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Publication

Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests

In 2003, a review of how introduced mammals were managed as pests in New Zealand was published. Since then trends for the control of these mammals…

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Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

A cross-cultural approach to conservation and natural resource management will enable resource managers to access the full potential of dual knowledge epistemologies and facilitate genuine…

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Social Discount Rates in Cost Benefit Analysis of Regional Pest Management Plans: Guidance and Recommendations for the Uninitiated

Decisions concerning pest management frequently carry long-term consequences for the environment and human interests. This situation then leads to a pertinent question: should we value…

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Publication

Understanding and Managing Social-Ecological Tipping Points in Primary Industries

Global environmental change and humanity’s growing demands for resources have generated concerns regarding how much pressure Earth systems can absorb without drastic, potentially irreversible consequences.…

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Assessing the role of plant trade networks in the vulnerability of forest nurseries to plant pathogens

Pathogen damage is responsible for a considerable reduction in profit to the New Zealand forest industry. An assessment of pathogen prevalence, propagation and production methods,…

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Summary

BRIEF: Find a Pest

How can we support early detection of new pests and increase our understanding of the distribution and density of existing pests? Through harnessing citizen science!

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Report

Gap analysis for risk assessment and decision making in the biosecurity system

The research programme “He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga (Strategic Outcome 3,Bioheritage National Science Programme) aims to incorporate information from a holistic set of values…

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BRIEF: Evaluating New Technology for Biosecurity Surveillance

Biosecurity surveillance helps prevent the establishment of, control, and eradication of unwanted and damaging organisms in Aotearoa New Zealand. Existing surveillance either relies on the…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Co-design for community surveillance

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Co-design for community surveillance, with Te Poari Newton, Stevee Raureti, Brayden Hohaia, and Serene Ratu, from Kāwai Kaimai.…

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Integrating invasive species policies across ornamental horticulture supply chains to prevent plant invasions

Ornamental horticulture is the primary pathway for invasive alien plant introductions. We critically appraise published evidence on the effectiveness of four policy instruments that tackle…

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Alien and native plant richness and abundance respond to different environmental drivers across multiple gravel floodplain ecosystems

Alien and native richness and cover were shaped by different variables, so managing the ecosystem (e.g. flow regime) to mitigate aliens would not necessarily promote…

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Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations

Management of biosecurity threats to forests and indigenous trees needs to address the legacy of colonising practices that have prohibited diverse knowledges from being included.…

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Biosecurity - Prevention

Plant nursery networks: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a plant nursery network model

Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests

Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

Social Discount Rates in Cost Benefit Analysis of Regional Pest Management Plans: Guidance and Recommendations for the Uninitiated

Understanding and Managing Social-Ecological Tipping Points in Primary Industries

Assessing the role of plant trade networks in the vulnerability of forest nurseries to plant pathogens

BRIEF: Find a Pest

Gap analysis for risk assessment and decision making in the biosecurity system

BRIEF: Evaluating New Technology for Biosecurity Surveillance

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Co-design for community surveillance

Integrating invasive species policies across ornamental horticulture supply chains to prevent plant invasions

Alien and native plant richness and abundance respond to different environmental drivers across multiple gravel floodplain ecosystems

Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations

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