Pathways to Ecosystem Regeneration

Our teams are aiming to quantify social-ecological linkages for use in managing, protecting and restoring land and water ecosystems.

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Overview Te Tirohanga Whānui

Many thousands of New Zealanders put in time and effort to reverse the decline in our biological heritage, but they often face challenges in connecting with one another and scaling up their effort. They also might have to overcome economic, legislative, and organisational barriers to create more sustainable and culturally appropriate environmental stewardship.

This investment team aims to build social and ecological resilience by restoring connections between people and nature, while understanding and valuing those connections in a non-market way.  We seek to work with communities to develop tools and approaches that reflect their unique needs and contexts, and ultimately support their efforts to scale-up for impact.

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Research Area Summary Te Whakarāpopototanga Kaupapa

    1. Research that will help clarify pathways and remove barriers for enhanced restoration success, working closely with Eco-index and Adaptive Governance & Policy teams.

    1. Supporting co-development of exemplar restoration projects that showcase successful regeneration of mātauranga and bioheritage.

    1. Identify and develop the tools and approaches needed, such as adaptive management networks, to connect and enhance the success of local regeneration efforts in Aotearoa.

Highlights Ngā Mahi Whakahirahira

Co-leads Ngā kaiārahi ngātahi

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Joanne Clapcott

Ngāti Porou 
Cawthron Institute 
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Danielle Shanahan


Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Victoria University of Wellington

Research Partners Ngā hoa pātui rangahau

Resource Outputs from this project

Report

Collective approaches to ecosystem regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

There is a growing interest in scaling community-led ecosystem regeneration initiatives to extend, replicate, or coordinate activities across space, and expand or deepen the scope…
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Report

Collective action to eradicate rats and mustelids from a large, peopled landscape: A social-ecological approach

The control or eradication of introduced mammalian predators is one of the most urgent tasks for conserving native wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand  Predator Free…
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Publication

Towards a framework for targeting national-scale, native revegetation in Aotearoa New Zealand’s agroecosystems.

The incorporation of native, woody vegetation into New Zealand’s agricultural ecosystems offers a “nature-based solution” approach for mitigating poor environmental outcomes of land use practices,…
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Publication

A demographic model to support customary management of a culturally important waterfowl species

Scientific support invited by Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) to assist with customary environmental management can improve conservation and community livelihoods. For example, demographic…
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