He Puapua Lands Territories and Resources Briefing
Summary of ‘Lands, Territories and Resources’ in He Puapua.
Governance & Policy
How do we change our political system to best protect our biological heritage?
Summary
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…
Publication
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…
Webinar
The Naturalisation of Finance: Biodiversity Instruments Launch, Wellington
Co-Author of Concept Paper ‘Biodiversity Instruments’ David Hall speaks at the launch in Wellington.
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…
Publication
Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa – New Zealand’s conservation future
Indigenous peoples’ roles in conservation are important because they offer alternate perspectives and knowledge centred on the quality of the human–environment relationship. Here, we present…
Publication
A systematic review of non-market ecosystem service values for biosecurity protection
While quantified environmental benefits from biosecurity protection programmes are available, they remain scarce, patchy, and context-specific. This contributes to the oversight of non-market economic values…
Policy Briefing
BRIEF: Moving freshwater species
Why is it so hard to move freshwater species? – Rethinking freshwater translocation processes and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Translocating valued species is…
Summary
Collective approaches to regeneration
A two-page summary of the report of the same name found HERE. More and more people are wanting to increase the impact of their environmental restoration…
Publication
Transitioning Environmental Governance: Tikanga Māori and a Political Ethic of Care
This thesis outlines the important roles that tikanga and care ethics have in the governance of our environment. Current governing practices and systems in Aotearoa…
Report
Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Rotorua & Hamilton
This document is a report outlining engagement with Te Papa Atawhai (Department of Conservation) kaimahi Māori staff following a wānanga held in Hamilton and Rotorua…
Video
Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023
A playlist of presentations given at the Kaurilands Summit 3 held by Ngā Rākau Taketake, 9 – 12 May 2023, at Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei.
Media
Climate change? Recession? Pollution? There’s a Treaty solution for that
OPINION: The extreme weather events that we have witnessed around the country with increasing frequency, including the recent catastrophic flooding in our biggest city, should be a clear…
Summary
New Directions for Resource Management in New Zealand
Report of the Resource Management Review Panel. June 2020; Tony Randerson et al.
Report
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…
Report
Co-designing for research impact: lessons learned from practice in Aotearoa New Zealand
Aotearoa New Zealand’s mission-led National Science Challenges are expected to deliver research impact by connecting researchers, Māori partners, stakeholders and end users to co-design and…
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