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Farming & Nature Conservation
Tranche 1: Project 3.3 Sheep and beef farms make up nearly 40% of Aotearoa’s landscape and play a vital role in our economy. At the same time, this land use is home to a quarter... -
Customary Approaches to Ecosystem Resilience
Tranche1: Project 3.2 Researchers are investigating how the application of kaitiakitanga (Māori guardianship) approaches contribute to reversing the decline of New Zealand’s... -
Taking the Sting out of the Common Wasp
Tranche 1: Project 2.2 Large-scale eradication may be in store for the humble wasp – a species responsible for one of the worst pest problems in Aotearoa. OVERVIEW Wasps have... -
Public Perceptions of New Pest Control Methods
Tranche 1: Project 2.6 One of the nation’s largest surveys on public attitudes toward new pest control technologies has shown that most New Zealanders support the need for pest... -
Mobile Apps to Keep New Zealand Safe
Tranche 1: Project 2.5 Mobile technologies are being developed to help New Zealanders report suspected biosecurity threats, with the first step being a bilingual app that helps... -
Whakawātea Riha Rāwaho
Tranche1: Project 2.4 Māori solutions to biosecurity threats may be the key to combating the serious fungal disease myrtle rust. This BioHeritage Challenge project, led by Alby... -
Biosecurity Network Interventions
Tranche 1: Project 2.1 The spread of pests, weeds and pathogens into Aotearoa is a major cause of the decline of its biological heritage. This includes profitability of... -
The Groundwater Biodiversity Project
Tranche 1: Project 1.5 The unsung heroes of our groundwater system – bacteria that remove contaminants and tiny invertebrates that keep the bacteria in balance – are helping... -
Adaptive Evolution of Native Biota
Tranche 1: Project 1.4 Researchers are collecting DNA information from some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most threatened species in an effort to make them more resilient to future... -
eDNA For Environmental Monitoring
Tranche 1: Project 1.3 In a New Zealand first, researchers have developed a nationwide database to integrate and share eDNA data to allow biological diversity across our diverse... -
Stopping Kauri Dieback in its Tracks
Tranche1: Project 2.7 Selected native plant extracts may be able to attract and kill the spores of Phytophthora agathidicida – the pathogen causing kauri dieback, according to... -
Combating Pathogen Risk Using Genomics
Tranche 1: Project 1.2 To protect our native and production ecosystems from the invasion of new pathogens, rapid assessments of the potential impact of identified and... -
Collaboration Agreement
Collaboration agreement between Challenge Parties. The Cawthron Institue was added by deed of accession in April 2018. Note - in this copy signatures have been obscured for... -
Biodiversity Instruments
David Hall & Sam Lindsay (2021) Scaling Climate Finance : Biodiversity Instruments. Concept Paper. Auckland : Mohio Research. A Concept Paper which identifies unrealised... -
Aligned Funding 2017-18
Summary visualisations from research aligned to the Biological Heritage NSC by Challenge parties - 2017/18. See also 2015/16 and 2016/17. -
Me Tū ā-Uru: An Action Plan for a Flourishing and Abundant Environment
This report presents a vision for a healthier natural environment, and for healthier long-term human and environmental relationships. -
Steps Towards Authentic Te Tiriti o Waitangi Relationships at a Local...
Briefing of the advice provided to The Review into the Future for Local Government regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationships. In response to Review into the Future for Local... -
How to talk about co-governance of our bioheritage
A short guide for communicators and advocates of environmental management and policy. -
Kekewai as a stream restoration tool data
Within streams, tolerant macroinvertebrates such as snails, worms and fly larvae, may inhibit colonisation of other macroinvertebrates like mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies... -
KA PŪ TE RUHA, KA HAO TE RANGATAHI
This is a collection of Māori research intern stories for the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. The Biological Heritage National Science Challenge has a...