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Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research LinkOnline is a series of short webinars for environmental policy-makers. These sessions provide an informal way for our scientists to deliver key research outcomes or share the science challenges with a broad-based policy audience across New Zealand.

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In the past we have also hosted in-person seminars for environmental policy-makers in Wellington. PDF presentations are available on the Link Seminars page on our website.

Upcoming events

A pilot study on unifying terrestrial ecosystem typologies in Aotearoa New Zealand

Northland forest

Presenters: Dr James McCarthy (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research)
Date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
Time: 11:00 - 11:45 am

National policy and global initiatives have renewed interest in ecosystem classification in Aotearoa New Zealand. This talk focuses on terrestrial ecosystems and the move toward a unified national typology—a consistent, cross-domain approach for classifying ecosystems. Two existing terrestrial typologies are currently used and offer complementary strengths. We discuss a pilot study in Northland where we assessed their alignment, data availability, and coverage to support eventual integration, aiming to enhance national consistency and usability, and improve compatibility with global classification frameworks.

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