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Taking action to reduce New Zealand's climate impacts
![BusinessNZ BusinessNZ is awarded carboNZero certification.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/119480/varieties/thumb.jpg)
New reports from the Royal Society of New Zealand highlight key climate change risks for New Zealand as well as possible mitigation options, including emissions solutions from Enviro-Mark Solutions.
New virus to control rabbits ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Janine Duckworth Dr Janine Duckworth of Landcare Research handling rabbit DNA samples.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0007/115486/varieties/thumb.jpg)
A new strain of virus could help New Zealand farmers slash rabbit numbers by up to 30 per cent.
Tiny beetles to help restore floodplain ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Tradescantia beetle The beetles each feed on a different part of the weed.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/113293/varieties/thumb.jpg)
A trio of Brazilian beetles have been released in Northland to tackle a weed threatening a “biodiversity hotspot”.
Survey of Rural Decision Makers ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![SRDM logo Survey of Rural Decision Makers](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0014/100058/varieties/thumb.jpg)
The results are in from the Survey of Rural Decision Makers 2015.
Buzz over wasp excavation ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Bob Brown Landcare Research scientist Dr Bob Brown excavates a wasp nest.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/112772/varieties/thumb.jpg)
Coming face-to-face with thousands of aggressive wasps is just a typical day at work for New Zealand researcher Dr Bob Brown.
Rigorous tests for potential wasp biocontrol ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Bob Brown Landcare Research scientist Dr Bob Brown inspects a wasp for mites.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/112061/varieties/thumb.jpg)
Tests will soon begin to ensure a mite, that looks a promising biocontrol agent against wasps, isn’t a threat to bees.
Weevils to wage war on weed ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Hugh Gourlay Hugh Gourlay of Landcare Research collects Darwin's barberry seed weevils for release.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/110990/varieties/thumb.jpg)
Additional releases of Chilean weevils have been made to control the widespread weed Darwin's barberry.
Flax collection helping save young lives ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Katarina Tawiri Landcare Research flax collection curator Katarina Tawiri with some of the wahakura produced.](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/109570/varieties/thumb.jpg)
One of New Zealand’s nationally significant plant collections is being used to help save babies’ lives.
Our next citizen science event: the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey ![Opens in a new window Opens in a new window](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/108379/new-window.gif)
![Garden bird thumbnail The Garden Bird Survey](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/29729/varieties/thumb.jpg)
Did you know that birds act as ‘environmental health’ indicators? By taking part in the 10th New Zealand Garden Bird Survey, you can help us learn more about the birds in your backyard as well as the condition of the environment you live in. This year’s survey will run from 25th June – 3rd July 2016. All you need is one hour, and a comfy chair.