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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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Te ara o te moa: Patua te ngangara e kai ana i nga rakau taketake o Aotearoa

He taonga tūturu ngā rākau taketake o Aotearoa. Engari, ka matemate haere ētahi o ngā rākau taonga kei te ngahere, nā te ngāngara e kai…

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Toi Taiao Whakatairanga: Tukanga: Processes of Navigating the Interface between Art Curation/Research, Forest Ecologies and Māori Perspectives

What processes are involved in navigating the interface between mātauranga Māori/Māori knowledge frameworks, Western arts, and science perspectives when working to raise public awareness of…

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Park Rangers and Science-Public Expertise: Science as Care in Biosecurity for Kauri Trees in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Park rangers hold a unique set of knowledge—of science, of publics, of institutional structures, of place, and of self—that should be recognised as valuable. For…

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Mātauranga Māori: shaping marine and freshwater futures

This special issue brings together rich and diverse experiences and opinions on how mātauranga Māori is informing current, and can inform future, research and decision-making…

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Caring for our special places and relationships

This guidance presents a briefing on the research undertaken by Tapsell (2022) which explored the dual issue of care (for each other and for the…

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Transformational Transparency in Supply Chains: Leveraging Technology to Drive Radical Change

Many companies are implementing transparency initiatives to improve environmental and social impacts throughout their supply chains. Meaningful change, however, is elusive, and transparency efforts are…

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Using DNA meta barcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

High throughput DNA sequencing technology has enabled entire biological communities to be characterised from DNA derived from pools of organisms, such as bulk-collected invertebrates, or…

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Empowering the Indigenous voice in a graphical representation of Aotearoa’s biocultural heritage (flora and fauna)

Aotearoa’s (New Zealand’s) biological heritage is in decline due to threats such as climate change and habitat destruction. Aotearoa’s biological heritage and the wider environment…

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Seed Banking our Indigenous Species: What do we know?

A presentation given as part of the Te Mana Motuhake o te Kākano: Māori Seed Conservation Hui held online, 16 October 2023. In this presentation,…

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Saving our Myrtles

“Saving Our Myrtles”, produced by Fiona Apanui-Kupenga and directed by Kaea Hills, on release in March 2024, is a hopeful documentary follow-up to “Mate Tipu,…

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Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

To predict if a threatened species can adapt to changing selective pressures, it is crucial to understand the genetic basis of adaptive traits, especially in…

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Genomic data of different resolutions reveal consistent inbreeding estimates but contrasting homozygosity landscapes for the threatened Aotearoa New Zealand hihi

Inbreeding can lead to a loss of heterozygosity in a population and when combined with genetic drift may reduce the adaptive potential of a species.…

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Indigenous peoples’ attitudes and social acceptability of invasive species control in New Zealand

Context In Aotearoa New Zealand, a significant threat to biodiversity, conservation efforts and Indigenous cultural identity is the unwanted introduction of invasive pests, plants and…

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Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

Despite many sectors of society striving for sustainability in environmental management, humans often fail to identify and act on the connections and processes responsible for…

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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

Te ara o te moa: Patua te ngangara e kai ana i nga rakau taketake o Aotearoa

Toi Taiao Whakatairanga: Tukanga: Processes of Navigating the Interface between Art Curation/Research, Forest Ecologies and Māori Perspectives

Park Rangers and Science-Public Expertise: Science as Care in Biosecurity for Kauri Trees in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Mātauranga Māori: shaping marine and freshwater futures

Caring for our special places and relationships

Transformational Transparency in Supply Chains: Leveraging Technology to Drive Radical Change

Using DNA meta barcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

Empowering the Indigenous voice in a graphical representation of Aotearoa’s biocultural heritage (flora and fauna)

Seed Banking our Indigenous Species: What do we know?

Saving our Myrtles

Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

Genomic data of different resolutions reveal consistent inbreeding estimates but contrasting homozygosity landscapes for the threatened Aotearoa New Zealand hihi

Indigenous peoples’ attitudes and social acceptability of invasive species control in New Zealand

Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

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