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Evaluation of conservation biological control innovation in winegrowing
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2010-08)
Conservation biological control (CBC) aims to improve conditions for natural enemies in agricultural landscapes and has the goal of reducing pest species below threshold level to thus avoid the need for synthetic chemicals. ...
Lessons on petroleum benefits
(Otago Daily Times., 2014-01)
The prospect of renewed exploration for petroleum offshore New Zealand has generated
plenty of interest amongst the general public, business interests and government. New Zealand
has an offshore exploration history dating ...
Perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment - water
(New Zealand Environment., 2003)
The second biennial survey of people’s perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment was undertaken in February 2002. The survey is based on the Pressure-State-Response model of state of the environment reporting. ...
Systematic, transparent and repeatable species prioritisation
(Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand., 2009-08)
New Zealand has a very large number of threatened and endangered species. The resources available to tackle the challenges of managing biodiversity are limited. The efforts applied, have to date proved insufficient to ...
Are we failing on weeds?
(Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand., 2009-02)
New Zealand has several systems in place to prevent entry, eradicate, contain,
provide surveillance of weeds. The success of those efforts is far less than some of
us hope for and the numbers of naturalised weedy plants, ...
What New Zealanders think about marine recreational fishing
(New Zealand Fishing News., 2004)
Opinions run hot on the future management of New Zealand’s marine recreational fisheries. There is much at stake. Recreational fishers spend about one billion dollars a year targeting the
five most commonly caught marine ...
New Zealand fresh water management and agricultural impacts
(Wiley, 2006-09)
In New Zealand it is increasingly recognised, including by government, that water resource
allocation and water quality are issues of national importance. Agriculture is frequently
portrayed by public media as a major ...
A decade of public perceptions of the New Zealand environment: a focus on water and its management
(New Zealand Association of Economists and Law and Economics Association of New Zealand, 2010-07)
Six biennial public perception surveys of the environment have been completed at Lincoln University. The survey
asks 2000 people their perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment and its management. 2010 ...
Demand for ‘good wine’ from a ‘good environment’
(2008)
This poster provides results from a project estimating the value of ecosystem services in New Zealand agriculture. Survey results for wine buying behaviour, knowledge and preferences regarding wine safety and sustainable ...
Perceptions of the state of New Zealand's environment: findings from the first biennial survey undertaken in 2000
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2001)
The main aims of the research are to measure, analyse and monitor changes in New
Zealanders' perceptions, attitudes and preferences towards a range of environmental issues, ultimately contributing to improved state of the ...