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Scientists choose cryopreservation to store plant material for decades
Some of New Zealand’s native plants are undergoing cryopreservation freezing as scientists explore conservation techniques that could protect at-risk species for future generations. RNZ spoke…
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Walking, Sensing, Knowing: An Ethnography on Foot Around Forest Biosecurity Interventions in Te-Ika-ā-Māui
Walking has gained prominence in social sciences as a source of inspiration for scholarly narratives and methodological experimentation with embodied ways of knowing. Walking across…
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Neoliberal Knowledge Production in Aotearoa New Zealand: Confronting Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust
The detection of kauri dieback and myrtle rust pathogens in Aotearoa|New Zealand prompted the government to fund research and engagement into what has been constructed…
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Developing methods of knowledge co-production across varying contexts to shape Sustainability Science theory and practice
Knowledge co-production has become a central feature of many sustainability efforts, with global environmental governance networks and scientific research forums calling for representative and context-specific…
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Impacts of Rapid Desiccation on Oxidative Status, Ultrastructure and Physiological Functions of Syzygium maire (Myrtaceae) Zygotic Embryos in Preparation for Cryopreservation
Syzygium maire is a highly threatened Myrtaceae tree species endemic to New Zealand. Due to its recalcitrant seed storage behaviour, cryopreservation is the only viable…
Presentation
Conservation genetics of maire tawake – Colan Balkwill
Restoration genetics of maire tawake – a nationally critically threatened tree species. Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.…
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Whare Taonga: Seed Solutions in a Changing World
A presentation from Marcus Rongowhitiao Shadbolt that sets the scene for why seed conservation is vital in this changing world. Given as part of the…
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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,…
Presentation
A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology
Marsh A, Parata H, Ashby T. 2023. A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology. International Congress of Plant Pathology. 21/08/2023…
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