Ecosystems

Policy Briefing

Planning for tipping points and enhancing resilience in production landscapes.

KEY MESSAGES 1. A social-ecological system, which emerges when people interact with the natural environment, can cross a tipping point to a self-reinforcing degraded state,…

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Publication

Restoring mature-phase forest tree species through enrichment planting in New Zealand’s lowland landscapes

To restore secondary forests, depauperate remnant forests and create new forests that have complex structure, high biomass, and natural canopy tree diversity, mature-phase canopy and…

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Video

Conservation & Restoration 2022

It’s a huge challenge to conserve and restore kauri and native plants vulnerable to myrtle rust for future generations. It requires Te Ao Māori world…

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Webinar

Coming together to amplify ecosystem regeneration

More and more people are joining together as collectives to increase the scope and impact of their regeneration projects. When iwi, hapū, local environmental groups,…

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Media

The Eco-index research programme: Aotearoa New Zealand’s answer for effective investment in biodiversity restoration

Catherine Kirby is the Communication & Relationships Manager for the Eco-index research programme as well as Programme Manager for the People, Cities & Nature research programme, part of…

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Publication

Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization,…

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Report

Predator Free New Zealand: Social, Cultural, and Ethical Challenges

A bioethics panel was established to map out the landscape of social, ethical and cultural considerations surrounding Predator Free New Zealand. The panel was co-convened…

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Publication

Effective Biodiversity Conservation Requires Dynamic, Pluralistic, Partnership-Based Approaches

Biodiversity loss undermines the long-term maintenance of ecosystem functions and the well-being of human populations. Global-scale policy initiatives, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, have…

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Publication

What is the role of biodiversity in mediating the effects of climate change on New Zealand’s future agroecosystems?

Climate change will have far-reaching negative impacts on all aspects of Earth’s state and functions, including ongoing biodiversity decline and threats to agricultural production. These…

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Publication

Towards robust and repeatable sampling methods in eDNA‐based studies

DNA-based techniques are increasingly used for measuring the biodiversity (species presence, identity, abundance and community composition) of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. While there are numerous…

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Publication

Protected land: Threat of invasive species

A letter written and published in response to the report “One -third of global protected land is under intense human pressure”, discussing that the index…

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Report

Te Mahi Tiaki Taiao – Supporting taiao groups to care for their people and environment

A report on the trial of Te Kete Hononga for Reconnecting Northland. This study is one of three exemplar studies of restoration collectives within…

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Webinar

Sharing knowledge to empower collective approaches to restoration

Community organisations have come to play a key role in biodiversity conservation and restoration over the last 30 years, with thousands of volunteer and kaitiaki…

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Presentation

A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology

Marsh A, Parata H, Ashby T. 2023. A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology. International Congress of Plant Pathology. 21/08/2023…

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Publication

Centring Indigenous knowledge systems to re-imagine conservation translocations

Now more than ever, creative solutions that bring together diverse ways of knowing and seeing the world are needed to restore and enhance biocultural diversity…

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Report

Te Taiao Collectives: Communities joining forces for ecosystem restoration

Community-based restoration and regeneration are increasingly common pathways for collective action on interconnected social and environmental issues. As community initiatives gain pace, the need for…

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Planning for tipping points and enhancing resilience in production landscapes.

Restoring mature-phase forest tree species through enrichment planting in New Zealand’s lowland landscapes

Conservation & Restoration 2022

Coming together to amplify ecosystem regeneration

The Eco-index research programme: Aotearoa New Zealand’s answer for effective investment in biodiversity restoration

Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

Predator Free New Zealand: Social, Cultural, and Ethical Challenges

Effective Biodiversity Conservation Requires Dynamic, Pluralistic, Partnership-Based Approaches

What is the role of biodiversity in mediating the effects of climate change on New Zealand’s future agroecosystems?

Towards robust and repeatable sampling methods in eDNA‐based studies

Protected land: Threat of invasive species

Te Mahi Tiaki Taiao – Supporting taiao groups to care for their people and environment

Sharing knowledge to empower collective approaches to restoration

A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology

Centring Indigenous knowledge systems to re-imagine conservation translocations

Te Taiao Collectives: Communities joining forces for ecosystem restoration

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