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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Crafting collective management institutions in messy real-world settings: A call for action research
There is considerable interest in collective management as a potential solution to complex environmental problems, but existing research offers little guidance for the messy real-world…
The biotic contribution to the benthic stream sediment phosphorus buffer
Benthic stream sediments interact strongly with phosphorus (P) and can buffer dissolved reactive P (DRP) concentrations. The sediment P buffer can be measured with the…
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,…
Meeting the Growing Need for Land-Water System Modelling to Assess Land Management Actions
Elevated contaminant levels and hydrological alterations resulting from land use are degrading aquatic ecosystems on a global scale. A range of land management actions may…
Evidence for the effects of land use on freshwater ecosystems in New Zealand
We used the pressure-state-impact (PSI) framework to assess evidence of land-use effects on New Zealand freshwater ecosystems. There was substantial evidence of land-use effects, particularly…
Healthy Waterways Register
Healthy Waterways is New Zealand’s national database for recording and reporting the work being done for our waterways. Despite all the great work New Zealanders…
Whāriki: The growth of Māori community entrepreneurship
This book aims to increase understanding of what drives enterprise within an indigenous cultural space in New Zealand. Whāriki reveals how kin-based business ventures created…
Comparing generational preferences for individual components of sustainability schemes in the Californian wine market
Millennials are the largest demographic segment in the USA and have gained market share of high-frequency wine drinkers while Baby Boomers and Gen-X generations share…
Growing More Grain: Impacts & Opportunities for Dairy Farmers
New Zealand’s livestock sectors are reliant on imported grain and PKE. Recently completed research asks whether growing more grain in New Zealand is a viable…
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