Innovation highlights

Outcome 1: Biodiversity

A consistent biodiversity assessment system for all of New Zealand
Effective wetland restoration: adding value to land & water assets
Invasive species management at landscape scale for conservation benefit
Choosing the ‘best targets’ for biocontrol of environmental weeds

Outcome 2: Land Resources

S-map to fine tune land management results in significant economic benefit
Smarter management of water quality issues at the regional scale
Understanding national ecosystem services trends

Outcome 3: Greenhouse gases

Predicting future forest growth under climate change in New Zealand
The carbon storage impacts of pasture reverting to indigenous scrub
Improved estimates of nitrous oxide emissions & emission factors significantly

Outcome 4: Industries and organisations

Diagnostic tools supporting national biosecurity
An objective framework for declaring areas free of TB

The research was supported by Crown funding for Crown research institutes from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Science + Innovation Group. Extended details for each of these Crown-funded innovation stories can be found at: www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/innovation-stories