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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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The impact of cattle grazing and treading on soil properties and the transport of phosphorus, sediment and E. coli in surface runoff from grazed pasture
Contaminant loss from grazed pasture can negatively affect freshwater quality. There is, however, little data on the impact of different levels of grazing/treading on contaminant…
Signals for Land Stewards
Identifying the signals that influence farmers and growers when implementing environmental practice change
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The Spatial Awareness Project
Aotearoa New Zealand from 100 meters in 100 Seconds. From Cape Reinga to Gore, this film explores the variety of NZ landscapes. It asks an…
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Identifying resilience dimensions and thresholds: evidence from four rural communities in NZ
Community resilience is a critical determinant of how a community can cope with stressors and disturbances, but has proved difficult to conceptualise and measure. This…
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Modelling soil loss from surface erosion at high-resolution to better understand sources and drivers across land uses and catchments: a national-scale assessment of NZ
Soil erosion is a significant challenge for agricultural regions, with cascading impacts to waterways, land productivity, soil carbon, and ecological health. We provide the first…
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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Modelling to identify direct risks for New Zealand agriculture due to climate change
Climate change will affect New Zealand’s diverse range of climatic systems in different ways. The impacts on agriculture are expected to vary with geographical location…
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Integration of ANP and Fuzzy set techniques for land suitability assessment based on remote sensing and GIS irrigated maize cultivation.
Land suitability assessment can inform decisions on land uses suitable for maximizing crop yield while making best use, but not impairing the ability of natural…
Summary
Project Summary: Does Improved Water Quality Increase Milk Production?
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to investigate if providing high-quality (town supply) water compared with unfiltered bore…
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