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Tag Archives: Community environmental restoration

Community-led conservation hubs: Determinants of success and measuring hubs’ impact (Part 3 of 3)

April 4, 2023by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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.

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Community environmental restoration, Environment and history, Predator/pest free

Behind the scenes of a community conservation NGO

July 2, 2022by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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” […]

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Community environmental restoration

Keynote: Exploring #CitSciNZ at #oecsk2019

July 8, 2019by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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 […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Conferences & symposia, Indigenous culture(s), Predator/pest free, Volunteer monitoring, Wetlands

On #Volunteering: the human face, heart and hands of #conservation

June 16, 2019by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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 […]

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Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring

Forest & Bird NZ: notes from the 35th annual conference

July 1, 2016by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Around 100 branch members from around New Zealand, staff, supporters and speakers converged in Wellington on June 25, 2016 for the annual Forest and Bird Conference. The conference was an […]

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Community environmental restoration, Conferences & symposia, Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

Working towards best practice for community environmental monitoring

February 23, 2016by Monica Peters 1 Comment

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 […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Indigenous culture(s), Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

Nelson citizen science working group #1: A summary of discussions

February 19, 2016by Monica Peters 6 Comments

On February 9, 22 diverse participants gathered at the Cawthron Institute for the NZ Landcare Trust’s first project working group meeting. The Ministry for the Environment funded project is “Citizen […]

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#CitSciNZ Working Group 2016-2018, Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring

PhD progress: The final Research Snapshot (#6)

December 9, 2015by Monica Peters 3 Comments

The final draft of my PhD was handed in a fortnight or so ago, between attending the NZ Ecological Society Conference in Christchurch and the Science Communicators of NZ conference […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

Death by 1000 projects?

August 29, 2015by Monica Peters 4 Comments

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 […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring

PhD progress: Research Snapshot #5

April 28, 2015by Monica Peters 1 Comment

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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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

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Community-led biodiversity restoration, land use and citizen science are where my personal and professional interests overlap. As Director of people+science, I work on diverse projects, many of which sit at the interface between science and the public. I work in partnership with NGOs, science professionals, community members, and land managers. I draw on a broad set of skills including hands-on conservation, research, impact evaluation, governance, science communication and… fine arts. Although eclectic, together these form distinct, though overlapping lenses through which to interpret and understand our environment.

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Nothing beats a surprise rainbow offset by sun and rain #Aotearoa is a compact country... there is so much to see and contemplate even over a couple of days. Slice of #retro in @bayofplentynz #Bach weekend... morning view out to farmland/drained #wetland. Working in the #environmental sector, I mostly look at the landscape through a #conservation lens. What's missing is history - understanding the cultural layers. Popped up in my graphics feed this morning: an image I took years ago of insect riddled leaves juxtaposed with others used as stencils... from the bewildering, extraordinary colonial juggernaut @pittriversmuseum #paperwork Monday... rainy weather is the perfect time for admin. Cue much coffee drinking... Reminded of drinking a powerful syrupy brew in #Laos some years ago... Light. Making the most of a Sunday morning. From yesterday's brief morning escape up to the #HakarimataSummit and then along the ridge line to look at details: Out and about this morning before settling at my laptop... this caught my eye: a wood ear fungus cupping a pukatea seed...

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