2012 innovation stories

Our Core Purpose is to drive innovation

The likely effectiveness of combating an invasive plant through biocontrol can be determined through our new system.

Our novel assessment system is helping to provide a comprehensive national overview of the state of New Zealand’s biodiversity.

We have been studying the climate change implications of converting marginal farmland to shrubland.

Our detailed systematics knowledge is providing important support for the DOC-sponsored Threat Classification System

We have developed a range of diagnostic tools to enable the rapid and accurate identification of intercepted organisms.

The current fragmented approach to managing our natural resources can be replaced by a more holistic one based on ecosystem services.

Together with partners we have developed a new framework for objectively assessing the probability that TB has been eradicated from a specific area.

Through three projects we are improving the understanding of wide-scale vertebrate pest control.

Together with other stakeholders we are helping to improve estimates of New Zealand’s nitrous oxide emissions.

Together with NIWA and Scion we have developed a model to assess the likely future growth rates of forests.

We have created a new digital soil map to improve the understanding and management of productive soils.

We have been working to provide better knowledge and mechanisms for managing land-use impacts to meet water quality limits.

Together with partners we have developed guidelines for the management and restoration of our valuable wetlands.