This third installation of 3 posts wraps up an overview of community-led conservation hubs in Aotearoa. There’s a summary of what successful ones look like and considerations for measuring their value add to conservation and communities.
A few years ago, I wrote a list of all of the skills needed by community conservation groups to carry out their restoration mahi (works). Terms such as “bottom up” […]
The term ‘hub’ has been used a lot over the last year. As projects increase in complexity and more groups and individuals become involved across a landscape, better infrastructure is […]
This blog is an adaptation of a keynote delivered at Austrian Citizen Science Network Conference #oecsk2019. The aim of my talk was to create a context for citizen science initiatives […]
National Volunteer Week #NVW2019 is just around the corner (June 16 – 22) and draws attention to the vital work carried out by volunteers. My own work in conservation and […]
One of my absolutely favourite jobs is talking to landowners and community groups engaged in environmental restoration. It’s where my personal and professional interests really come together. Our team (me, […]
As a part of the NZ Landcare Trust Citizen Science Meets Environmental Restoration project. I’ve been charged with bringing an inventory together that provide a snapshot of what’s happening around […]
Around 30 participants representing community groups, agency scientists and environmental managers joined in on a speed workshop (50 mins!) to help develop best practice for community monitoring. The event took […]
Death by 1000 projects. That quote came from the recent Environmental Defense Society conference, though apologies, I’m not sure who to attribute it to. The point relates to the inefficiency […]
Somewhere…. over the rainbow…. My PhD has entered the final 6 or so months and I’m busy writing and getting research results to whom it may help better inform: regional […]
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