Dorner, ZacharyMcLeod, LynetteMilfont, TacianoHine, DonStahlmann-Brown, PikeMaris, RobbieCarlsson, FredrikKitson, JaneTassell-Matamua, Natasha2025-04-232025-04-232024-03https://hdl.handle.net/10182/18752This synthesis was prepared by New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge | Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho, Empowering Kaitiakitanga & Environmental Stewardship research team. Unless New Zealanders are inspired to act and work together for a common goal, the response to our biodiversity crisis will be disjointed, ad-hoc, and potentially counterproductive. Our research focuses on addressing this dilemma. It is about helping New Zealanders take charge of caring for the environment by understanding the values and motivations that drive some people to actively protect our natural heritage. It is also about understanding the reciprocal relationships between people in the landscape – some of whom actively intervene on behalf of the environment – and the ecosystems in which they live.16 pages© 2024Report10.34721/YSW8-4048ANZSRC::410401 Conservation and biodiversityANZSRC::310304 Freshwater ecologyANZSRC::370705 Urban hydrologyANZSRC::330405 Public participation and community engagement