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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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Faecal Source Tracking

Identifying the sources of faecal contamination in waterways, and identifying naturalised Escherichia coli to help establish water quality for swimming
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Guiding Biodiversity Investment in New Zealand

John Reid, the co-director of Eco-Index (developed by New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge), in conversation with Matthew Monahan. John speaks about his Our…
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Summary

Extreme Weather a Critical Concern for Next Decade of Farming, Experts Say

One year after the widespread devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding of cyclone Gabrielle, a new report finds that primary sector experts are deeply concerned…
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Guidance

Monitoring chlorophyll a in lakes

Chlorophyll a is a photosynthetic pigment found in plants and algae, including in phytoplankton (microscopic algae suspended in a water column). High concentrations of chlorophyll…
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Physiographic Environments Of Nz 2

Physiographic Environments of New Zealand

Integrating landscape process knowledge with water chemistry to understand how and why surface water quality varies across New Zealand
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Video

Chain Leadership // The Value Chain Compass

A key responsibility of governance is chain leadership. Typically, one of the partners in the value chain acts as chain champion. The chain champion has…
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Journal Article

Understanding Land-Use Trade-off Decision Making Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process: Insights from Agricultural Land Managers in Zambia

Understanding factors that influence trade-offs between agricultural expansion and forest conservation is important in managing competing land-use objectives. This paper applies elements of the Analytical…
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Technical Report

Steering land use change to meet water quality targets

This project aimed to estimate the scope of land practice and land use change over 20 years that might be required by regional councils to…
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