Innovation case studies
Deriving national value from Core funding
Each year, we add a number of new innovation case studies to our website to illustrate benefit to New Zealand from Core-funded research. The latest innovation case studies are referenced in this report:
Biodiversity Outcome
- Botanists identified several new plant species and assessed the threat status of all lichen species in New Zealand. Our biological collections and expertise underpin biodiversity reporting
More » - Research and knowledge transfer have led to increased protection for some naturally uncommon ecosystems, e.g. rocky outcrops, dryland ecosystems and frost flats
More » - New understanding of what triggers mast seeding is enabling DOC to adopt more strategic pest control to protect biodiversity from pest irruptions
More » - Improved pest control technologies and strategies benefits the Sanctuaries of New Zealand Network and will be vital to progressing the Predator-Free New Zealand vision
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Land Resources Outcome
- Extended coverage of S-Map Online supports on-farm and regional-scale land management decisions
More » - New information about the extent of stony soils in New Zealand and their suitability for agricultural development supports land and water management decisions
More » - The Land Resource Information System (LRIS) is a nationally-significant evidence-base used by land management and policy agencies throughout New Zealand
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Greenhouse Gases Outcome
- Our national scale assessment of the Land Use and Carbon Analysis System provides MfE with confidence that the plot network is reliable
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Development within Environmental Limits Outcome
- NZFARM is being used to assess the effectiveness of policy options to manage multiple environmental constraints and optimise economic benefit
More » - Participatory processes for freshwater management are helping local government resolve contentious issues in a rapidly changing ‘water environment’
More » - Indigenous forestry can benefit from new understanding of beech management systems and the impact of selective harvesting of dominant tawa trees to help restore podocarp forest
More » - Biosecurity agencies are benefitting from our International Collection of Micro-organisms from Plants and a DNA barcode database for one of the worst plant pathogens (Colletotrichum)
More » - Auckland Council has adopted our framework for increasing Māori involvement in resource management issues
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In addition to the case studies, our website provides extensive information about our highly diverse and innovative research, stakeholder engagement, plus access to resources and information in our nationally-significant databases and collections via various portals. We also discuss how our science links with our sustainability reporting.