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Weather radar and satellites map out landslide risk
8 August 2023
High-resolution imagery from satellites and ground-based measurements from weather radar are providing new insights into the rainfall conditions that trigger landslides.
Newsletter
Pūtaiao
Enhancing soils, water, and land
Unearthing the sources of rock weathering
8 August 2023
Chemical weathering of rock and soil is an important mechanism that not only makes nutrients available to plants, but also plays a significant part in the global carbon cycle.
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Pūtaiao
Enhancing soils, water, and land
Technology keeps remote eye on wetland threats
8 August 2023
We need our wetlands. They are critical for climate change mitigation, preserving biodiversity, and maintaining water quality. However, wetlands continue to be lost around the world, and better methods to monitor risks to wetlands are required.
Newsletter
Wetlands
Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Pūtaiao
Me ora te ngahere: forest health through an indigenous biocultural lens
8 August 2023
The smell of the wai, the sound of the manu… these characteristics of the ngahere have been the focus of the people of Ngāti Rangi as they monitor the ora of their environment through an indigenous biocultural lens.
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Pūtaiao
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Staying one step ahead
8 August 2023
New Zealand is home to more than 50,000 exotic species that have become naturalised in the country. While most of these species are not currently considered invasive, it is challenging to predict which ones may pose a threat to natural ecosystems and primary industries in the future, or when they mi...
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Pūtaiao
Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Earthflow monitoring reveals movement drivers and sediment loss
8 August 2023
Earthflows are a type of landslide that occur throughout New Zealand’s soft-rock hill country. They contribute sediment to our network of waterways, affecting water quality and increasing channel sedimentation.
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Pūtaiao
Enhancing soils, water, and land
Using plantain to reduce on-farm nitrous oxide losses
8 August 2023
Searching for optimal grazing systems continues to be a major motivation for researchers focused on finding ways to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions to help combat climate change.
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Pūtaiao
Action on climate change
Celebrating our achievements
8 August 2023
Dr Al Glen and Dr Manpreet Dhami
Al Glen and Manpreet Dhami have been appointed to the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland within the Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity. These co-appointments mainly involve supervising postgraduate students. Al and Manpreet will...
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Pūtaiao
Celebrating our achievements
Living with nature for a sustainable future
8 August 2023
Cyclones Gabrielle and Hale remind us we live in a country where natural hazards are part of our lives.
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LiDAR reveals real risk to wetlands
18 May 2023
For the first time in New Zealand, research has shown how remote sensing, using LiDAR, could aid improved conservation management of wetlands through better drain detection.
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Wetlands
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