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Sector Transformation
Our Land and Water has a transformational mission to reconfigure the agrifood and fibre system in Aotearoa to enable resilient, healthy and prosperous land uses that improve the vitality of te Taiao. We also work to transform the science system itself.
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Land-Water Interoperable Models
This report summarisises the work of the Interoperable Modelling Systems for Integrated Land and Water Management programme. The programme aimed to develop an interoperable modelling…
Journal Article
System reset – Regenerating the marae economy
What role can marae communities play in a post-COVID-19 lockdown’reset’? This situation report looks at the opportunity of unlocking innovation within marae kin communities through…
Technical Report
Interoperable Modelling – spatial economic optimisation
In this report we describe the application of the spatial modelling and optimisation framework LUMASS as a spatial optimisation tool in the Interoperable Modelling Project.…
Video
More diverse, resilient, healthy landscapes by 2030 – webinar
Farmers, growers and all those who care for our land want to help build a resilient, healthy and thriving agri-food and fibre system. The role…
Video
What the data tells us about our water
By bringing together multiple data sources, we can now see which catchments are under the most pressure, and whether applying all known and emerging on-farm…
Video
Connecting communities for effective farm plans – webinar
Land use intensification and the degradation of water quality was enabled by a system that considered all farms separately, despite their cumulative effects on water…
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Bringing people together for diverse land use – webinar
In some catchments, diversification to mixed land uses will be a more pragmatic solution than applying all mitigations on all farms – especially where a…
Journal Article
Measuring rural community resilience: Case studies in NZ and Vermont, USA
Methods for assessing community resilience have focused predominantly on disaster recovery. There is a need for quantitative measurement tools for assessing community resilience to slow-moving…
Journal Article
Microbiome innovations for a sustainable future
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being integrated into bioeconomy strategies around the world, including the European Green Deal. We highlight how microbiome-based…
Technical Report
Te Pūtahitanga: A Tiriti-Led Science-Policy Approach for Aotearoa New Zealand
A multi-disciplinary group of Māori researchers produced this report recommending the appointment of Māori Chief Science Advisors and the development of Tiriti-based guidelines for science…
Guidance
How to Talk About the Future of Farming in Aotearoa New Zealand
This guide is to help people talk effectively about the future of farming, and land-use change in particular, to the general public and farming communities…
Summary
If the climate is changing, will land use need to change?
The earth’s surface has gradually been warming up since the beginning of the 20th century – by as much as 1C in some places. One…