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Sustainable 60 Series Awards - Finalists Announced
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 4:02 pm | Landcare Research
Finalists have been named in the Sustainable 60 series, a Fairfax Media Business Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers programme designed to uncover New Zealand's most future proof companies. They range from a merino wool marketing company which reinvented ... More >>
carboNZeroCertTM programme ranked No.1
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:47 pm | Landcare Research
Consumers searching Carbon Catalog (www.carboncatalog.org) for the most transparent carbon offset provider in Australasia will find Landcare Research’s carboNZero programme at the very top of the list. More >>
ERMA’s 1080 Findings
Monday, 13 August 2007, 2:55 pm | Landcare Research
Ongoing and more detailed research into alternative methods of possum control is vital to protecting native biodiversity and the country’s agricultural economy, say leading New Zealand possum researchers. More >>
NZ Landcare Trust appoints new CEO
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 2:03 pm | Landcare Research
NZ Landcare Trust Chairman Richard Thompson has announced the appointment of Dr Nick Edgar as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer. More >>
National Garden Bird Survey.
Sunday, 24 June 2007, 11:53 am | Landcare Research
Eric Spurr of Landcare Research is coordinating pilot studies for a national Garden Bird Survey. More >>
Research Builds Bridge Over Troubled Water
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 10:11 am | Landcare Research
Research builds bridge over troubled water New research on Canterbury's water woes has far-reaching aims: to improve cooperation on water management, and bridge rifts over managing water and other natural resources. More >>
Bio for new staff member: Dr Suzie Greenhalgh
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:54 am | Landcare Research
Dr Suzie Greenhalgh has joined the Crown Research Institute Landcare Research as a senior economist. Her work will include helping develop market-based mechanisms for ecosystem services (the free environmental functions that nature provides). She ... More >>
Time for action on troublesome trees
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:40 pm | Landcare Research
Wilding conifers are increasingly a scourge on the landscape. Now for the first time, all agencies and land managers concerned about the pest trees have banded together, forming a group to research the extent of the problem, and how best to deal with ... More >>
Fungi Hunters in the Wairarapa
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 12:21 am | Landcare Research
The Fungal Foray is an annual event organised by Landcare Research. The Forays began in 1986 and have been held at different sites each year, ranging from Tangihua in the North to the Catlins in the South. The event attracts both amateur and professional ... More >>
Eagle eye on erosion will help reduce flood risk
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 1:16 pm | Landcare Research
Scientists from the Sustainable Land Use Research Initiative (SLURI) have developed a system for gauging the effects of erosion in New Zealand. Their work will help regional councils identify and target the most vulnerable land, to minimise erosion ... More >>
EW Blows Up Map of Kiwi Sanctuary
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:38 am | Landcare Research
Conservationists who farm more than 15,000 acres on the upper Coromandel today notified the Department of Conservation in Thames that their properties are located outside the department`s Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary (MKS). More >>
Lucky lake a time-travel treasure trove
Thursday, 12 April 2007, 3:26 pm | Landcare Research
An intriguing lake from the past has been discovered at a key study site, adding to the treasure trove of information already found there. This long-lost lake is expected to yield important clues as to how New Zealand landscapes have responded ... More >>
Researchers to probe climate change future
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:49 am | Landcare Research
Many of the big questions facing the world today relate to climate change: how will the increased greenhouse gas emissions affect our future climate? Can we identify ‘tipping points’ beyond which damage caused by climate change becomes extreme ... More >>
Weed enemy to make national debut
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 4:00 pm | Landcare Research
A South African moth will be released into New Zealand for the first time tomorrow, on Waiheke Island, weather permitting. This biocontrol agent is ready to battle boneseed, a highly invasive coastal plant. More >>
Bees busted by varroa, natives carry on
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:39 pm | Landcare Research
Scientists are hoping they will be able to offer good news to arable farmers who face increased pollination costs due to the incursion of the varroa mite. Research into native pollinators and other lesser known pollinators has shown they may be ... More >>
Beetle To Make Clean Sweep Of Broom
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 1:22 pm | Landcare Research
A beetle with an appetite for destruction has been brought in to battle one of our five worst weeds. More >>
Waging war on emerging diseases
Monday, 29 January 2007, 3:42 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research scientists warn that New Zealand is poised on the brink of an “epidemic of epidemics” with, for example, one disease already present having the potential to wipe out our native birds and another to kill iconic kauri. Disease emergence ... More >>
New alpine buttercup revealed
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 11:24 am | Landcare Research
A rare and beautiful alpine buttercup with large yellow flowers has been identified in North Otago mountain ranges. Landcare Research botanist Dr Peter Heenan has named it Ranunculus acraeus1 . The genus Ranunculus includes buttercups, and acraeus means ... More >>
Time capsule helps predict climate change
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 4:30 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research geomorphologists led by Dr Mike Marden and colleagues from Massey University are undertaking their research in the Gisborne district’s Waipaoa catchment. It is one of two key sites in the world chosen by the international science community ... More >>
Botanists honoured
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 1:36 pm | Landcare Research
Two botanists who specialise in rare and endangered native plants have been awarded top honours in their field by their peers. More >>
