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Celebrating our achievements
2 March 2021
Members of the LCDB team at the Science NZ Awards
Science New Zealand represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes, and the annual Awards recognise research excellence at each CRI. In the 2020 ceremony, held at Parliament in December, Bruce Warburton won a Lifetime Achievement Award for...
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New wetland educational resources released to schools across Aotearoa
1 February 2021
A new series of repo (wetland) educational resources focusing on education, awareness, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is being launched on World Wetlands Day (February 2) to schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Microbes in our wetlands – a new use for eDNA
13 January 2021
A new study has shown that eDNA may prove a valuable tool for monitoring biological change in wetlands.
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