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Indigenous peoples: Conservation paradox
The customs and culture of indigenous peoples often reflect a deep knowledge of local biodiversity that leads to ecologically responsible behavior. As a result, conservationists…
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Achieving win-win outcomes for pastoral farming and biodiversity conservation in New Zealand
In this article, we explore options to enhance native biodiversity conservation within New Zealand pastoral systems. We argue that there is strong synergistic interdependence between…
Webinar
A matter of trust: perceptions of the value of risk assessment
There are dozens of published pest risk assessments and pest risk assessment frameworks, but only a fraction of those published are actually used in decision-making.…
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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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…
Report
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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