Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Activities: Research, development, consultancy, diagnostic services and training.
Landcare Research is one of New Zealand’s leading providers of solutions and advice for sustainable development and the management of land-based natural resources.
At Landcare Research they passionately believe that excellent science and its effective application can contribute significantly to the economic transformation necessary to provide a higher quality of life for New Zealanders, while also ensuring the environment is protected and respected.
Their research focuses on six key areas:
- Conserving and restoring our biodiversity and the healthy resilience of natural ecosystems.
- Reducing pest, disease and weed impacts in our natural and managed ecosystems.
- Understanding, mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
- Sustaining the long-term health of soils, waterways and landscapes for the continued viability of our rural environments.
- Enhancing urban biodiversity and developing low-impact approaches for built environments.
- Fostering environmentally sustainable and globally competitive business practices.
Balancing economic growth, quality of life and ecological sustainability in the face of globalisation, population growth, increased economic activity and climate change is a considerable challenge. It requires innovative science about business design and processes, ecosystems and how they respond to change, and frameworks within which high quality data can be modelled.
Manaaki whenua – care for the land; Manaaki tangata – care for the people; Pūtaiao kōkiri whakamua – science strengthening our future
- Web Address:
- www.landcareresearch.co.nz
- Type:
- Crown Research Institute
- Contact:
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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Head Office
PO Box 69
Lincoln
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 325 6700
Fax: +64 3 325 2127
