Behind the scenes of a community conservation NGO
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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PhD progress: The final Research Snapshot (#6)
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 […]
reflections on the citizen science workshop at #NZES2015
This blog is a summary of a very dynamic workshop that took place at the end of the NZ Ecological Society Conference last week in Christchurch. Amazingly, around 30 scientists, […]
How many scientists are there in New Zealand?
I had a simple question: How many scientists are there in New Zealand? The answer provided by the wonderful folk at Stats NZ was embedded in a 59 page spreadsheet […]
Monitoring, quietly
Monitoring carried out by community groups as a part of their restoration projects is an activity that just doesn’t receive a lot of attention. Might this change if proposed citizen […]
Creepy-crawlies – Monitoring invertebrates
A while ago a group of us (government agency and NGO staff, researchers as well as scientists) got together and discussed the need for a decision-tree to guide groups through […]
Conservation for the Greater Good
In the last fortnight I’ve attended two community events that have brought environmental restoration groups together. In this age where there are so many channels for communication, what interests me […]
Valuing volunteers
Community groups, mostly of made up of volunteers, drive a major part of the conservation effort in New Zealand. Almost all work is carried out in partnership with one or […]
Resilience
The Institute of Sustainable Development defines socio-ecological resilience as “…the ability of an individual or system to combat adversity, deal with difficulties and otherwise bounce back and progress”. To this, […]
Research Snapshot #2
Over a few short weeks in September last year, nearly 300 NZ community groups responded to an email questionnaire. Two main themes were explored – the scope and nature of […]
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