The naturalisation and subsequent spread of non-indigenous plant species (NIPS) is a major problem for most regions of the world. Managing plant invasions requires greater understanding of factors that determine initial ...

Many contemporary real life problems are characterised by uncertainty due to human-environment interactions. Such problems are typically qualitative, participatory, complex and dynamic such that the domain knowledge ...

This oral presentation is about the WTDISP – Lagrangian ground sprayer model from wind tunnel data. It outlines the methodology used in the analysis and possible ways to improve the ground boom model (AGriculture DISPersion) ...

After the first phase of restoration activities in the PCRP (2008- 2013), an ongoing partnership agreement was arranged between Rio Tinto, Department of Conservation (DOC), Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) and ...

Biosolids are the solid by-product of wastewater treatment plants. Humanity produces some 50 kg/person/year, with global output exceeding 10 ×10⁶ t/year. Disposal of biosolids costs New Zealand (NZ) around 33×10⁶ dollars/year. ...

A key pest of brassicas worldwide is the leaf-mining fly, Scaptomyza flava, the larvae of which can cause cosmetic damage leading to crop rejection by supermarkets/consumers. In climates where leafy salad brassicas are ...

The River Values Assessment System (RiVAS) was applied to the irrigation value in Gisborne District. An expert panel used the system to rank rivers from high to low in terms of their relative potential for providing water ...

This presentation on protecting New Zealand’s environment from pesticide exposure is of 6 year duration, and we are in year 2 at present. An over-arching aim is to develop new ground models (within AGDISP platform) and ...

This presentation on international standards/ protocols for drift research is discussing regardless of the existence of many standards on drift research, different laboratories and researches commonly adopt different ...

In the field of environmental management, considerable attention has been given to developing tools to harness people and their skills and capacity to effectively govern natural resources. Because of the importance of ...