Biosecurity – Prevention – Page 7 – Biological Heritage NZ

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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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Invasive alien species: denialism, disagreement, definitions, and dialogue

We recently suggested in TREE that recent elements of invasion biology discourse might be categorised as cases of more general science denialism. We did not intend…

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Understanding divergent perspectives on introduced trout in Aotearoa: a relational values approach

To make coherent and just choices about introduced species management in postcolonial contexts such as Aotearoa, a nuanced understanding of human relationships to introduced species…

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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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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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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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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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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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Biosecurity - Prevention

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

Invasive alien species: denialism, disagreement, definitions, and dialogue

Understanding divergent perspectives on introduced trout in Aotearoa: a relational values approach

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

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

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