The rise of invasive species denialism
Scientific consensus on the negative impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) is increasingly being challenged. Whereas informed scepticism of impacts is important, science denialism is…
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Key biocultural values to guide restoration action and planning in New Zealand
A pluralist and cross-cultural approach that accommodates differing values while encouraging the collaboration and social cohesion necessary for the complex task of ecological restoration is…
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Voicing stakeholder visions for biodiversity indicators: a framework using content analysis
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Eco-index research programme is developing a 100-year national biodiversity vision. The purpose of the vision is to establish a concrete restoration goal that…
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Promoting social and environmental justice to support Indigenous partnerships in urban ecosystem restoration
Urban ecological restoration typically employs western science approaches to restore degraded ecosystems. As yet, few restoration groups acknowledge the history of these degraded urban sites,…
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He Taonga Kē Ngā Kaumātua: Kaumātua Perspectives of te Taiao, Ngahere and Taonga Species
Māori cultural beliefs, values and practices are intimately connected to te taiao, the natural environment. While te taiao is of unique cultural significance, contemporary Māori…
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Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations
Management of biosecurity threats to forests and indigenous trees needs to address the legacy of colonising practices that have prohibited diverse knowledges from being included.…
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Healing Fragmentation of Forest Biosecurity Networks: A Conceptual and Reflexive Mapping Analysis of Postcolonial Relations that Matter in Aotearoa|New Zealand and Cymru|Wales
Scientific biosecurity has become an important approach for managing the threats to Kauri trees and plant management in Aotearoa|New Zealand and Cymru|Wales, more generally. However,…
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Collective approaches to ecosystem regeneration in Aotearoa – Summary
More and more people are wanting to increase the impact of their environmental restoration efforts. This could be by joining up with other groups, increasing…
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The (social) science of Te Whakahononga – Leane Makey
Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake. To find out more about Te Whakahononga please click the link…
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Bacteria as Emerging Indicators of Soil Condition
Bacterial communities are important for the health and productivity of soil ecosystems and have great potential as novel indicators of environmental perturbations. To assess how…
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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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Little Adaptive Potential in a Threatened Passerine Bird
Threatened species face numerous threats, including future challenges triggered by global change. A possible way to cope with these challenges is through adaptive evolution, which…
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Māori Rights and Interests in the Conservation Space
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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Hapū Led Solutions to Myrtle Rust
Hapu led solutions for myrtle rust has empowered mana whenua to understand, respond and identify solutions to myrtle rust. This report describes how Myrtle rust…
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Farming with Native Biodiversity website
The overarching goal of this project was to develop enduring resources and capabilities that created a step-change for native biodiversity within pastoral farm systems. …
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DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps
Invasive alien species can cause detrimental changes in native ecosystems, but our understanding of the interactions between multiple exotic species is limited. To evaluate the…
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