How can New Zealand’s vast ocean territory be effectively managed?
Elizabeth Macpherson, University of Canterbury and Karen Fisher, University of Auckland Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Unsplash The recent failure of the proposed Kermadec ocean sanctuary is a striking reminder of the need for leadership around New...
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity – can the COP15 summit deliver?
Photo by Tomas Sobek, Unsplash Nathan Cooper Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown. COP15 brings together parties to the UN...
For silent nature: Why is birdsong declining across continents?
By Enzo Rodriguez-Reyes Supporting local initiatives of conservation, such as, predator control programs, reforestation in regional parks, planting native trees in your backyard and keeping your cat indoors can make a huge difference for our native birds. Hiking or...
How can we sustain Aotearoa’s wildlife? ▶
In this seminar hosted by the University of Auckland Faculty of Science, experts across several disciplines share their knowledge of how we can help sustain Aotearoa’s wildlife into the future. They share their experience in applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi...
How is Tuatara sperm helping conservation efforts in Aotearoa?
By Sarah Lamar, Diane Karen Ormsby, Jennifer Moore, Nicola Jane Nelson & Susan N. Keall Tuatara are ancient, slow and endangered. But their super speedy sperm could boost conservation efforts. New Zealand’s endemic tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) are the sole...
How can we address biodiversity loss? ▶
Biodiversity loss and climate change are paramount global existential threats. A conservation scientist must wield a scientific Swiss army knife to successfully undertake research in these topics that informs policy. James Russell has been researching conservation and...
How useful can statistics be in helping ecological conservation efforts? ▶
Statistics is all about making sense of data. The ecological sciences are a statistician’s paradise, continually generating new types of data that need to be made sense of, due to a surge in innovative technologies for studying the populations and behaviour of wild...
Our seabirds are in trouble: What do we do?
By Brendon Dunphy Currently, 90% of our seabirds are threatened with extinction. It is a colossal loss and a colossally sad number. Aotearoa/New Zealand is the seabird capital of the world. From inspiring ocean wanderers such as the royal albatross (who may not touch...
Bushfires: Can ecosystems recover from such dramatic losses of biodiversity?
By Darren Evans The impacts of climate change – in particular, the consequences of the increasing frequency of extreme weather events on all life should be abundantly clear. The sheer scale and intensity of the Australian bushfire crisis have led to apocalyptic scenes...Subscribe by Email
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