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Viewpoint: Act local, effect global: Integrating farm plans to solve water quality and climate change problems

Local farm plans can be used to minimise the effect of food production on water quality and greenhouse gas emissions but must be integrated with…
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Presentation

Recent advances in reporting and interpreting water quality trends

NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference, December 2018
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Pā to Plate

Pā to Plate is a web platform that connects hua (produce and resources) from ancestral lands with Māori who descend from those lands. Producers, growers…
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Ecosystem-based solutions for climate change adaptation in rural landscapes of NZ

This report describes ways that nature can support farm systems to adapt to a future under climate change. Pastures that are more diverse, for example,…
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Protein Future Scenarios

Protein Future Scenarios

Future scenarios for land use in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Challenges and opportunities for land use transformation: Insights from the Central Plains Water Scheme in NZ

This paper considers the factors that are important to land managers in determining whether to change their land use system when the development of an…
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Measurement of neon in groundwaters – analysis and validation

Nitrate is the most pervasive contaminant in New Zealand's groundwaters. Thus, understanding and managing nitrogen loads through New Zealand's aquifers is vital for maintaining the…
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Barriers to diversification

This report covers a project funded by Our Land and Water, to investigate the challenges faced by landowners when they seek to diversify via land…
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The Matrix of Drivers: Online Tool

This online tool presents what agrifood experts think are the greatest issues and pressures influencing land use change in New Zealand. Developed by the Agribusiness…
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