Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Driving innovation in New Zealand's management of terrestrial biodiversity and land resources.
The carboNZero programme goes global
New Zealand’s leading solution for greenhouse gas measurement is taking its expertise to the world.
Landcare Research signed an exciting partnership with British–based Achilles Information, the leading global provider of supplier management services, to provide the measurement, management and certification steps of the highly successful carboNZero programme to its 30,000 clients in 23 countries.
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Embracing nature in a redeveloped Christchurch
Our 'Transitions' exhibition garden at the Ellerslie Show showcases some possibilities - including pocket parks, living walls, green roofs and natural water treatment. It shows how we can intergrate people, nature and functionality, and restore some of the plants and wildlife that have been lost. Follow Landcare Research
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Christchurch's residents have expressed a strong desire for a greener central city. 
Science in Focus - Soils and Landscapes
Soils, landscapes and natural resources (such as water) underpin natural and managed ecosystems. They provide ecosystem and productive services on which we rely for agriculture and forestry and act as a platform for communities, infrastructure, and the national identity on which our culture and tourist trade is based. Current land uses, intensification, the changing geographic pattern of our land uses, as well as climate change and variability, are putting increasing pressures on our soils, landscapes, and natural resources threatening their ability to sustain the critical functions on which we depend.
The Soil and Landscapes team comprises of more than 40 staff, at five sites across New Zealand. We lead research on understanding the complex inter–relationships that control the response of soils and landscapes to climatic and human–induced pressures, evaluating current risk, and offering sustainable land use and natural resource allocation options. Our value is in providing opportunities for the future.
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