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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.

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Infographic

Future Land Use Opportunities illustration

An illustration of a diversified farm of the future in Aotearoa New Zealand. Right-click to open image in a new tab to download at the…
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Journal Article

Physiographic Environment Classification: a Controlling Factor Classification of Landscape Susceptibility to Waterborne Contaminant Loss

Spatial variation in the landscape factors climate, geomorphology, and lithology cause significant differences in water quality issues even when land use pressures are similar. The…
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Summary

Biodiversity Credits to Fund Land-Use Change on the Table

There is no universal solution to financing land-use change in Aotearoa, according to new research, but new devices like biodiversity credits show promise, as do…
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Video

Worker Requirements Webinar

Labour shortages in the agrifood sector were highlighted when Covid-19 closed borders, but the underlying shortages go back further. For example, the conversion of sheep,…
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Technical Report

Creating a diverse and sustainable dairy farming and forestry landscape

Analysis of the results and discussion indicates that our hypothesis did not eventuate. There was not the increase in pasture production in the ‘shade' environment…
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Mauri Whenua Ora

Unlocking the potential of Māori land by advancing new production systems and market opportunities, using a mātauranga-centred framework
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Journal Article

Enabling a transformation to a bioeconomy in New Zealand

The 2009 OECD call for a global transition towards a bioeconomy has resulted in a number of nations adopting national or regional strategies to develop…
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Winning the Green Premium: Beverage Sector webinar

Beverage consumers are demanding ever-greater sustainability in their drinks. That comes with a financial cost. How can producers earn more to cover these new costs?…
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Where are we conducting our research?

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