We need to understand kauri dieback and myrtle rust better if we want to protect our ngahere (forest). That’s why the goal of the Risk Assessment & Ecosystem Impacts team is...

Data and resources relating to Theme 2: Mobilising for Action

In this study, we used a nationwide survey and focus groups to understand how community predator control groups choose their methods and operations, particularly those involved...

Non-native invasive plants as a threat to biological heritage Invasive, non-native plants (weeds) are a major driver of declines in biodiversity, and also cause economic damage...

Many of our native species are slowly and silently tracking towards extinction. In order to reverse the decline of our natural bioheritage, we must be able to ‘see it’....

A Different Way of Doing Science The traditional science funding model, which takes the form of applying for competitive grants, is known to create research silos. Under these...

Adaptive Governance and Policy This investment tackles the ways in which governance and policy need to change to better protect te taiao (the environment). At the moment, there...

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 of all native...

Biological Heritage National Science Challenge Our Mission Reverse the decline of New Zealand's biological heritage, through a national partnership to deliver a step change in...

Automation can improve biosecurity surveillance systems Surveillance is an essential part of protecting New Zealand’s economic assets and natural taonga from damaging exotic...

The AUT Living Laboratories programme is a ‘spin-off’ project from the BioH NSC Tranche 1 “Farming and Nature Conservation” NSC project. Here, the team are addressing science...

Our teams are aiming to quantify social-ecological linkages for use in managing, protecting and restoring land and water ecosystems. Many thousands of New Zealanders put in time...

Exploring future pathways for protecting our taonga Technological innovation is racing ahead around the globe, but what does this mean for Aotearoa? Before we adopt any new...

Novel tools, technologies and strategies need to be deployed to eradicate biotic threats. There are so many different pest control options available, it can be hard to choose...

A values-based biosecurity risk assessment framework for Aotearoa. Aotearoa is home to incredibly valuable production and indigenous landscapes. To protect them we must...

Empowering New Zealanders to demand and enact environmental stewardship and kaitiakitanga requires understanding the underlying values and drivers that lead some people to...

Te Tiriti-led research looking at how we can enable our freshwater taonga to thrive. The quality of our freshwater continues to decline around the country. While many research...

Novel tools, technologies and strategies need to be deployed to eradicate biotic threats. Many of our current pest control strategies have unintended and detrimental effects on...

A novel approach to guiding biodiversity restoration We know we need to do more to protect, restore and connect Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique ecosystems and biodiversity, but...

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 control. Carried out in...