Biodiversity

Environmental Defence Society policy analyst Marie Brown discusses the challenge of how development projects can offset biodiversity losses. Audio

Dr Angus McPherson is researching which are the best trees to plant to keep bees happy and healthy all year round. He's working with farmers particularly, and has a demonstration farm where he's… Audio

Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change Audio

After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels Audio, Gallery

Marine scientists in New Zealand make a significant contribution to a global register of marine life. Audio, Gallery

The global 2015 Top 10 New Species List includes an endangered parasitic plant from the Philippines described by University of Canterbury botanists Audio

A decade ago two Auckland academics saw the potential to turn a rundown coastal cattle farm near Whangarei into an eco sanctuary. John Craig and Anne Stewart removed the roaming cattle and converted… Audio

An international team of scientists has issued a warning that we have now crossed four out of nine planetary boundaries. Audio

A restoration project is underway at the Wainono lagoon in South Canterbury to provide more and better freshwater to support the lagoon's ecosystems, as well as improve habitat and species numbers… Audio

Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio

Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio

Management of freshwater, including biodiversity on the region's many rivers, are among the issues facing Environment Canterbury's Commissioners. Audio