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Measuring and managing soil carbon – fundamental field science for New Zealand
1 March 2020
The carbon contained within soils is critical for soil health and ecosystem functions, such as the maintenance of soil structural stability, root growth, air/water movement, and nutrient cycling. It plays an important part in the control of rainwater run-off and soil erosion, and is a vital food sou...
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The Lake Snow Toolbox: environmental monitoring of slime in our iconic lakes
23 February 2020
Lake snow is produced by a microscopic alga, Lindavia intermedia, and is becoming a major problem in Central Otago and Lake Wānaka. The reason why lake snow, also known as lake snot, is growing in lakes in these regions is unclear.
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New from Enviro-Mark Solutions – on-farm carbon footprinting for certification
10 February 2020
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Knowing a farm’s carbon footprint will help farmers to find ways to reduce carbon, be more efficient, and respond to market demand for environmentally responsible, transparently sourced food products. Measuring and reducing a farm’s carbon footprint will also...
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Role playing: Could this be the next way of thinking?
5 February 2020
Recently I led the development of a serious role-playing game called Catchment 2030, inspired by the complex erosion problems in the Waiapu catchment.
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Celebrating our achievements
5 February 2020
Peter Buchanan has received an award from the Governor General for his support of student science communication. The Paul Harris Fellow Award was presented at the annual Eureka Forum at Government House in Wellington in September 2019. The award is named after the founder of Rotary, and honours peop...
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Celebrating our achievements
Predator Free 2050
5 February 2020
A new research programme has recently got underway aimed at eliminating the last predator survivors in New Zealand to help achieve the goal of Predator Free 2050.
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Sharing our knowledge abroad
5 February 2020
Now online – the first Pacific Soils Portal
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A special mātauranga Māori issue of the NZ Journal of Ecology
5 February 2020
Manaaki Whenua has contributed to the first special issue of the NZ Journal of Ecology that focuses on mātauranga Māori. The issue, ‘Mātauranga Māori and shaping ecological futures’, was launched at Lincoln University in December.
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Building whakawhanaungatanga in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty
5 February 2020
In Aotearoa, Māori have a deep relationship and spiritual connection with the natural world, including ngā koiora katoa – all livings things in it.
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Reducing the effects of land intensification
5 February 2020
Irrigation usage remains a hot topic in New Zealand. Since the late 1970s the area of farmland in New Zealand under irrigation has doubled every 12 years. New irrigation systems introduced over the past two decades have given farmers and growers the ability to adapt to demand and accurately apply wa...
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