Ecosystems

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BROCHURE: The Eco-index: A tool to guide investment in biodiversity restoration

We have expertise in Aotearoa New Zealand ecology, sustainability, economics, social science, communication, database infrastructure, artificial intelligence, statistical modelling and strategy. Our 2020-2024 programme is…

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Farming with Native Biodiversity – Rauropi Māori me ahuwhenua

We believe farming can help Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment thrive. And this is essential to us all thriving. Our goal is to develop…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration, with Danielle Shanahan, Zealandia and Joanne Clapcott, Cawthron Institute.

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Publication

Te maunga e tautari mai naa

Te maunga e tautari mai naa – he pukapuka teenei e whakamaanawa ana i ngaa mahi tiaki kiwi na Maia Hauata (Ngāti Apakura, Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022, at Te Papa,…

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Publication

The Differential Psychology of Environmental Protection/Exploitation

This article reviews and discusses available evidence on key individual differences associated with protection and exploitation of the natural environment. The discussion centers on personality…

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Publication

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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Presentation

Biodiversity Instruments Briefing Note

The BioHeritage Challenge and the Adaptive Governance & Policy team (S07) commissioned the Climate Innovation Lab to identify the potential for innovative finance and funding…

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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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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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BROCHURE: The Eco-index: A tool to guide investment in biodiversity restoration

Farming with Native Biodiversity – Rauropi Māori me ahuwhenua

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration

Te maunga e tautari mai naa

Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

The Differential Psychology of Environmental Protection/Exploitation

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

Biodiversity Instruments Briefing Note

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

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