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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 10 September 2020
System mapping complete in Hawke’s Bay
System mapping is complete for the Hawke’s Bay regional study.
MorePosted on 31 August 2020
Media coverage in August 2020
Biodiversity Strategy Launched: expert reactionScience Media CentreDirector Julie Hall commented on the inclusion of cumulative effects and ecosystem-based management, and Project Leader Carolyn Lundquist (NIWA) provided an in-depth perspective on…
MorePosted on 10 August 2020
Media statement: Te Mana o te Taiao - Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020
Today, the Minister for Conservation launched Te Mana o te Taiao – The Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy, providing strategic direction for biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand for the next 30 years.…
MorePosted on 16 June 2020
Interview with Josie Crawshaw
Dr Josie Crawshaw is an Environmental Scientist at Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with a focus on marine ecology.
MorePosted on 10 December 2019
'Toolkit' for managing cumulative effects
The latest Resource Management Journal is a special issue about our collaborative research into how management of cumulative effects (CE) can be improved.
MorePosted on 04 December 2019
Decision-making in the face of uncertainty
The Tipping points team proposes harnessing expert opinions from scientists and mātauranga Māori holders to bridge key knowledge gaps so marine managers can plan for different outcomes and prevent tipping points.…
MorePosted on 31 October 2019
Media coverage in October 2019
BreakfastTVNZ (no link available)Director Julie Hall was interviewed about the report Our Marine Environment 2019 A call to arms on New Zealanders’ abuse of the oceanThe SpinoffThis article about the MfE report Our Marine Environment 2019 included…
MorePosted on 17 October 2019
Media statement: Today's marine environment report from MfE and StatsNZ
Julie Hall, Director: "It is deeply concerning that the state of our marine environment has not improved in the last three years.
MorePosted on 13 October 2019
New ways of defining seafloor resilience
A recent publication from the Tipping Points project identifies the factors that characterise how resilient a seafloor ecosystem is to change caused by stressors or disturbances.
MorePosted on 17 September 2019
Maritime Museum Talk: Forecasting contamination
Watch recordings of our second NZ Maritime Museum breakfast talk on 19 August 2019.
MorePosted on 29 July 2019
Understanding food webs to help manage coastal resources
A study of coastal food webs has revealed how ecosystem-based approaches to marine management could improve management of fish stocks and biodiversity in our changing coastal ocean.
MorePosted on 29 July 2019
Tool for collaboratively managing cumulative effects
Managing cumulative effects (CE) from human activities and natural events is one of the most urgent and complex problems facing Aotearoa’s coastal and marine decision-makers today.
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