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 environmental change.

Researchers are investigating how applying kaitiakitanga (Māori guardianship) approaches help to reverse the decline of biodiversity, and support the link between Māori communities and the environment.

Biodiversity can help increase agro-ecosystem resilience, however we don’t know what’s required to support changes in on-farm biodiversity management.

While the BioHeritage Challenge does not invest directly in gene editing (GE) research, our investments in genetic and genomic technologies…

A hapū-centric surveillance framework that focuses on the holistic health of the forest.

Management of non-native fish may be the answer to safeguarding freshwater taonga (treasured) species in our waterways.

Kaumātua- (elder) led research that puts Māori methods and mātauranga (knowledge) first is a key part of restoring Aotearoa New Zealand’s land and freshwater ecosystems.

Mātauranga Māori based solutions for kauri dieback and myrtle rust

Researchers are developing a framework to help predict and prevent the approach of rapid, harmful and difficult-to-reverse changes in ecosystems.

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.

Researchers are using freshwater systems as a model to test how degraded ecosystems can be resistant to disruptions – including upsets that aim to restore them.

New Zealand students now have the resources to find out a whole lot more about our 2,000 moth species.

Selected native plant extracts may be able to attract and kill the spores of Phytophthora agathidicida – the pathogen causing kauri dieback, according to researchers.

Large-scale eradication may be in store for the humble wasp – a species responsible for one of the worst pest problems in Aotearoa.

Traditional Māori knowledge and cultural solutions may be the key to combating the serious fungal disease myrtle rust.