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...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 6 Working with communities to understand important social and ecological linkages for managing, protecting and restoring land and water...

Summary visualisations from research aligned to the Biological Heritage NSC by Challenge parties from 2015 to 2024.

Tranche 2 - Pou Māori have strong connections to Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment, with valuable inter-generational views and belief systems that can underpin decision-making,...

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...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 2 We’re striving to empower New Zealanders to demand and enact environmental stewardship and kaitiakitanga (guardianship). Empowering New...

Tranche 1: Project 2.3 This research team is helping to develop targeted, next-generation, socially acceptable and cost-effective new technologies to achieve landscape-scale...

Tranche 1 Pou: Science Excellence and Impact Understanding the benefits, challenges and impact of BioHeritage’s approach to mission-led research BioHeritage made an early...

Tranche 2 - Pou Stimulating new ideas, approaches or syntheses that are needed to improve our biological heritage over the longer-term. The BioHeritage National Science...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 5 - Novel Tools & Strategies - Supporting a Predator Free 2050 Novel tools, technologies and strategies need to be deployed to eradicate...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 5 - Novel Tools & Strategies - Invertebrates Novel tools, technologies and strategies need to be deployed to eradicate biotic threats. Many of...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 4 Automation can improve biosecurity surveillance systems Surveillance is an essential part of protecting New Zealand’s economic assets and...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 7 This investment tackles the ways in which governance and policy need to change to better protect te taiao (the environment). At the moment,...

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...

Invasive, non-native plants (weeds) are a major driver of declines in biodiversity and also cause economic damage across different land uses. Plant invasions may be exacerbated...

Tranche 2: Strategic Objective 3 A values-based biosecurity risk assessment framework for Aotearoa. Aotearoa is home to incredibly valuable production and indigenous landscapes....

Tranche 1: Project 3.1 Researchers are developing a framework to help predict and prevent the approach of rapid, harmful and difficult-to-reverse changes in ecosystems. In this...

He oranga wai, he oranga whakapapa. Critical change in the health of the awa through Kaupapa Maori-led Kaitiakitanga practices

Tranche1: Project 3.5 Management of non-native fish such as catfish may be the answer to safeguarding freshwater taonga (treasured) species in our waterways, researchers have...

Tranche1: Project 3.4 Researchers are using freshwater systems as a model to test how degraded ecosystems can be resistant to disruptions – including those that aim to restore...