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Land-Use Change
Land use in Aotearoa will change as new opportunities and challenges emerge under a changing climate. Water quality expectations will also drive change in some catchments, where investing in mitigations could be less pragmatic than some change in land use.
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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…
Technical Report
Bridging whenua enhancement plans with the next generation of Kaitiaki
In this research project funded by Our Land and Water, we worked with two case-study incorporations located in Otago, New Zealand to explore the barriers…
Journal Article
An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand
Agricultural systems have entered a period of significant disruption due to impacts from change drivers, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and the need to reduce unwanted…
Technical Report
Pasture For Humans
Protein harvesting from pasture has the potential to provide Aotearoa farmers with alternate land-use choice. For the farmer, the inclusion of protein harvesting has the…
Summary
Taieri Land Use Diversification Opportunities
This website shares a variety of resources produced by a project working with farmers in the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group (Ranfurly, Central Otago) to…
Interactive Tool
Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) for Land Use Diversification tool
This Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tool was tested in a project with farmers in the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group, which identified alternative land uses…
Technical Report
Future-proofing implementation and engagement plan: Purakaunui Block Incorporated
Pūrākaunui Block Incorporated oversees the management of a block of Māori freehold land at Pūrākaunui near Ōtepoti/Dunedin. The committee of Pūrākaunui Inc were looking to…
Technical Report
Future-proofing implementation and engagement plan: Akapatiki A Block Incorporated
Across the whenua which makes up this primary farming operation, there are several areas associated with an archaeological alert area, as well as areas categorised…
Video
Revitalise Te Taiao seminar: Whenua, Life, Values
Dr John Reid was a special guest speaker at the Revitalise te Taiao seminar recently held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). Dr Reid presented on the…
Video
Dr James Turner on Taiao Manawa Ora: Purpose-led Change
AgResearch social scientist Dr James Turner recently took centre stage at the Revitalise te Taiao seminar held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). The seminar hosted guests…
Video
Knowledge into Action for Te Taiao: Research Insights
Wānaka-based Knowledge into Action for Te Taiao research director Dr Amanda Bell acknowledged how much she has learned working alongside Revitalise te Taiao participants, especially…
Video
Te Kāhui Rau: Research Insights
Taranaki-based Te Kāhui Rau is a mana whenua-led initiative that places Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the core of their design process. Te Kāhui Rau…