An international working group might be the best way of tracking, understanding and predicting insect invasions.
Predicting pests before they arrive
A new tool that predicts which pest insects are likely to invade New Zealand will help us get prepared to fight them before they arrive.
Understanding Māori values to guide forest management
Understanding and balancing community values associated with managing a forest is a challenge facing a Māori group in the North Island.
Scientists striving for easy-grow forests
Researchers are developing a customised seed-mix that can be planted to grow large-scale forests of native vegetation as easily as farmers sow pasture.
Seed-bank set to help revitalise Patuharakeke traditions
A hapū near Whangārei is the latest recipient of a seed-bank enabling them to collect and store seeds from local taonga plants.
Critical research to be accelerated
Kauri dieback and myrtle rust research to be accelerated.
Linking biodiversity research to farmers
Native plantings on farms could get a boost if a new initiative by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) gets off the ground.
Training up Stink Bug finders
Field trips designed to teach students about the science behind protecting New Zealand’s primary industries such as kiwifruit production.
Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital
Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital was launched in November 2018, with support from the BioHeritage Challenge and others.
Cleaning up waterways – naturally
The unsung heroes of our groundwater system could hold the key to helping clean up our waterways.