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August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Growing for Good: A ‘Win-Win-Win’ Plan for Future Food Production
Changing what we farm, and where, could provide all New Zealanders with a healthy diet with benefits to our water, climate, and the national economy,…
Journal Article
Predicting facial eczema risks in a changing New Zealand climate
Facial eczema is a major concern for New Zealand farmers due to its economic impact and animal welfare implications. The disease occurs when animals ingest…
Journal Article
Values-led management: the guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future.
The prevalence of widespread, human-caused ecological degradation suggests that fundamental change is needed in how societies interact with the environment. In this paper we argue…
Journal Article
A risk index tool to minimize the risk of nitrogen loss from land to water
Simple models can help reduce nitrogen (N) loss from land and protect water quality. However, the complexity of primary production systems may impair the accuracy…
Journal Article
The changing role of science and scientists in supporting community-centered land and water policy processes in Canterbury
In this case study, we examine the role of science and scientists in community-led collaborative policy processes. We outline the shift from science-led linear policy…
Technical Report
The Collaboration Lab: The transformative role of collaboration in managing our land and water
The Collaboration Lab has four aims: three research aims and a capacity-building aim. The research aims are: to understand how collaborative practice contributes to multiple…
Journal Article
Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science
Our Land and Water director Ken Taylor contributed to this paper in Nature Sustainability, with thinking influenced by the work of the Collaboration Lab. Leaders…
Technical Report
Enabling a transformation in New Zealand’s bioeconomy
The OECD called for a global transition towards a bioeconomy in 2009, which resulted in a number of nations adopting strategies to develop their bioeconomy.…
Peri-Urban Potential
How can landscapes for both people and production prosper within peri-urban Aotearoa through innovative spatial design, reconnecting New Zealanders with whenua and food?
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