Carbon measurement a growth industry
Crown Research Institute Landcare says its carboNZero programme for the reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is now actively managing 5.57 million tonnes of carbon dioxide -- equivalent...
View ArticlecarboNZero programme rolls out the green carpet
With 8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) under management, 170,000 tonnes of GHG offsets undertaken, 275 certifications issued, 250+ organisations contracted to become certified, and...
View ArticleNew farms destroying native NZ
Intensive farming is destroying native plants at the fastest rate since European colonisation, Landcare Research says
View ArticleFarmers embrace healthy Bee campaign
An ongoing Landcare Research programme that highlights the importance of bees to agriculture and offers practical ways to encourage better bee health on New Zealand farms is proving highly popular.
View ArticleDivergent trends in land and ocean temperature in the Southern Ocean
Landcare Research scientists believe climate variations thousands of years ago over Campbell Island may shed light on the future climate of New Zealand.
View ArticleNZ’s leading greenhouse gas certification scheme available in Australia
Landcare Research has signed an exciting licensing partnership with Bureau Veritas, the world's leading independent certification body, to provide the highly successful CEMARS
View ArticleA powerful new online resource assists understanding our natural environments...
With the launch of the Land Resource Information System (LRIS) Portal http://lris.scinfo.org.nz, individuals working in regional and central government, industry, research and education now have quick...
View ArticleSix months of seismic activity in under a minute
In the early hours of Saturday morning on 4 September 2010, people in Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region were jolted awake by the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the...
View ArticleNew monitoring technique for weta
A novel new monitoring technique has helped provide valuable insights into weta populations after mammal eradication, Landcare Research scientists say.
View ArticleEarly settlers rapidly transformed lowland forests with fire
New research from Landcare Research indicates that the speed of early forest clearance following human colonisation of the South Island of New Zealand was much faster and more intense than previously...
View ArticleA world first as Arabian Adventures receives CEMARS certification
Arabian Adventures, a division of the Emirates GroupEmirates Group and the region's leading Destination Management Company (DMC), has been awarded the internationally recognised Certified Emissions...
View ArticleAppointment of new Landcare Research CEO
Dr Richard Gordon has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive of Crown Research Institute, Landcare Research.
View ArticleNew partners to assist sustainability reporting
Landcare Research and Business New Zealand have joined the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) consortium of data partners to monitor sustainability reporting in New Zealand.
View ArticleLifestyle Blocks and the loss of New Zealand´s productive soils
New research shows the huge increase in ´lifestyle blocks´ across New Zealand and raises wider questions over our attitude to the slow but ongoing loss of valuable, high quality and productive land
View ArticleAntarctic Environments Portal
Antarctica is under increasing pressure from human activity and climate change. To make science about this unique region more accessible - especially to policy makers - Landcare Research and Antarctica...
View ArticleHungry helpers beat weeds and save country millions
Waikato dairy and beef farmer Steve Fagan was sceptical, to say the least, when tiny beetles were released on his farm about 25 years ago to control ragwort.
View ArticlePositive result with New Zealand Bee Colony Loss Survey in 2016
Landcare Research's reputation as the leading provider of survey services that gather solid scientifically proven data has been further enhanced with the release of the 2016 Colony Loss Survey of...
View ArticlePort Hills fires: Lessons for the entire country
Planting back quickly and correctly is crucial, writes FIONA CARSWELL, chief scientist at Landcare Research.
View ArticleWasp biocontrol update
After racing badgers to wasp nests last year, and losing half the time, I decided to schedule this year’s collecting trip a few weeks earlier in the year, starting in late northern hemisphere summer. I...
View ArticleWhat on Earth?
What does the latest satellite Earth observation technology mean for New Zealand industry, environment and climate? March’s ‘What On Earth’ Colloquium in Wellington is the perfect place to answer that...
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