Affirming Connections and Growing Kaitiakitanga for Healthy Ngahere
This report documents the visit and collaboration that occurred in March 2024 between Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Hine, which supported the cultural systems and people that…
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Crazy & Ambitious – 2017
A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge inaugural conference, Crazy & Ambitious. 8-10 May 2017, Te Papa Wellington
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Kānuka and whānau of the Whareponga Valley – He taonga kē te ngahere team
Kānuka is a taonga species. Endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand, this plant (also known as Kunzea ericoides) is part of the myrtaceae family and is…
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Te Māra Tautāne
Te Māra Tautāne is a collaborative research project between hapū members of Te Māhurehure in the Rūātoki Valley, and researchers at the Centre for Indigenous…
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Toitū te Ngahere Lesson Plan
Toitū te Ngahere, the Arts in Schools for Forest Health project, was a collaborative research project involving university researchers, five primary schools and their communities,…
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Dots Mark the Spot
On the footsteps of kauri forest users with bingo dabbers — a novel participatory mapping method with Aotearoa’s park rangers. A storymap outlining research where,…
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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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Biodiversity brought to Fonterra farms
A new project supported by Fonterra’s Living Water Partnership with the Department of Conservation will help on-farm advisors grow their understanding of biodiversity, with a…
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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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A joint declaration regarding a unified approach to: Principles of Environmental Data Architecture in Aotearoa NZ
On 10 August, 2021, the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge’s Eco-index programme facilitated an online workshop across various government agencies, universities, CRIs, councils and businesses…
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Approaches for estimating benefits and costs of interventions in plant biosecurity across invasion phases
Non-native plant pests cause billions of dollars in damages. It is critical to prevent or reduce these losses by intervening at various stages of the…
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Mobilising for Action: Introduction to the Special Issue
Mobilising for Action (MFA) is a transdisciplinary project consisting of social researchers and community knowledge holders and practitioners, largely situated in Aotearoa|New Zealand, but also…
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Interweaving Multiple Knowledges to Support Children’s Participation and Engagement in Biosecurity and Forest Health: Toitū te Ngahere
The arts, mātauranga Māori, and the environmental and social sciences might seem like unusual bedfellows for engaging children in biosecurity. But this article proposes that…
Policy Briefing
Restoring nature together: Pathways to Ecosystem Regeneration brochure
Successes, challenges, and finding better ways. Our team members have expertise in ecology, sociology, environmental politics, mātauranga and environmental restoration. Our programme originates within…
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Incursion response in New Zealand
Ecologists, land managers and policymakers continue to search for the most effective ways to manage biological invasions. An emerging lesson is that proactive management can…
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Methods for the extraction, storage, amplification and sequencing of DNA from environmental samples
Advances in the sequencing of DNA extracted from media such as soil and water offer huge opportunities for biodiversity monitoring and assessment, particularly where the…
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