Core funding & achievements
The flight of the shags (John Hunt).
Landcare Research received $24.2 million Core Funding in 2014/15 for research to achieve:
- Outcome 1: Improved measurement, management and protection of New Zealand’s terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity,including in the conservation estate
- Outcome 2: Achieve the sustainable use of land resources and their ecosystem services across catchments and sectors
- Outcome 3: Improved measurement and mitigation of greenhouse gases from the terrestrial biosphere
- Outcome 4: Increase the ability of New Zealand industries and organisations to develop within environmental limits and meet market and community requirements
Our Core Funding investment
| Core Funding Investment ($M excl GST) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Activity | 2013/14 (actual) |
2014/15 (planned) |
2014/15 (actual) |
| Measuring biodiversity change — Outcomes 1 and 4 | $1.99 | $2.03 | $2.17 |
| Defining land biota — Outcomes 1 and 4 | $6.17 | $6.16 | $6.24 |
| Managing biodiversity — Outcomes 1 and 4 | $3.46 | $3.30 | $3.39 |
| Managing invasive weeds, pests and diseases — Outcomes 1 and 4 | $2.95 | $2.80 | $3.10 |
| Characterising land resources — Outcome 2 | $3.32 | $3.07 | $3.11 |
| Understanding ecosystem services and limits — Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 | $2.75 | $2.86 | $2.91 |
| Realising land’s potential — Outcomes 1, 2 and 4 | $0.48 | $0.46 | $0.66 |
| Measuring greenhouse gases and carbon storage — Outcome 3 | $1.39 | $1.31 | $1.31 |
| Enhancing policy development — Outcomes 2, 3 and 4 | $1.19 | $0.89 | $0.94 |
| Supporting trade — Outcome 1 and 4 | $0.72 | $0.36 | $0.36 |
Key achievements
Measuring biodiversity change
End-users: MfE; MPI; regional councils; DOC; landowners; Māori and other New Zealanders; non-governmental organisations (NGOs); consulting firms; community conservation groups.
Defining land biota
End-users: MPI; DOC; MfE; EPA; regional councils; educators; museums; researchers; B3; National Science Challenges; Māori and other New Zealanders; primary industries and sector groups, notably the horticultural industry.
Managing biodiversity
End-users: DOC; non-governmental conservation organisations (NGOs); community conservation/restoration groups; local government; Environment Court; researchers; Māori; consulting firms; community conservation groups; landowners/managers.
Managing invasive weeds, pests and diseases
End-users: MPI; DOC; MFAT; OSPRI; researchers; New Zealand Defence Force; New Zealand Police; pest control companies; community conservation groups; businesses and industries; regional councils; Invasive Animals CRC.
Characterising land resources
End-users: MPI; DOC; MfE; LINZ ; Statistics New Zealand; DairyNZ; educators; landowners; New Zealand public; data managers; regional councils; researchers; AgResearch; Māori; Antarctica New Zealand; Antarctic Treaty Countries; primary industries and sector groups, notably the fertiliser industry.
Understanding ecosystem services and limits
End-users: MPI, DOC; OSPRI; DairyNZ; regional councils; primary industries and sector groups; AgResearch; consulting firms; researchers.
Realising land’s potential
End-users: MPI; SCION, AgResearch, MfE; regional councils; Māori; landfill operators; urban planners; primary industries and sector groups, notably the fertiliser and forestry industries.
Measuring greenhouse gases and carbon storage
End-users: MfE; MPI; regional councils; researchers; primary industries and sector groups, notably the forestry industry and New Zealand Beef + Lamb.
Enhancing policy development
End-users: MfE; DOC; regional councils; community groups; Māori and other New Zealanders; urban planners; stormwater engineers; landscape architects; primary industries and sector groups; Sustainable Business Council; Waterfront Auckland; Natural Resource Sector, Living Earth.
Supporting trade
End-users: MPI; DOC; MfE; MFAT; TBfree New Zealand; researchers; regional councils; primary sector (SMEs); businesses; export industries; primary industries and sector groups.