Open SpaceTM magazine
Check out the QEII Open Space magazine, Nov 2009 (PDF 1.7MB)
Download November 2009 articles:
Safeguarding dryland grey scrub in North Canterbury
QEII covenants on council-held land
Restoring the hills on Mangarara Station
Find out more about Open Space magazine ....
Next issue: Late March 2010
QEII partnerships with Landcare Research
QEII is involved in a research partnership with Landcare Research called Sustaining and Restoring Biodiversity, funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
Outcomes of this initiative:
Monitoring the effectiveness of wetland restoration.
Establishing mistletoes by hand on host beech trees.
Low public awareness and appreciation are significant barriers to achieving dryland conservation.
The consequences of the reduced number of tui, kereru, bellbirds (korimako) and silvereyes (tauhou) on flower pollination.
Developing a framework for identifying and conserving genetic diversity in threatened species such as the kaki (black stilt).
Surveying and quantifying lizard biodiversity associated with dryland ecological communities.
One of our most spectacular and distinctive native plant communities is frequently overlooked, literally.
A summary of the research partnership between QEII and Landcare Research.
The impact of rats on the activities of seabirds and the flow-on effects on ecosystems
Our shingle beaches are highly threatened by urbanisation, weeds, adjacent agriculture and introduced animals.
Find out more about this collaborative research initiative ...
QEII also has a partnership with Landcare Research in the programme called Forest Remnant Resilience, funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
Outcomes of this initiative:
Fencing enables even small and long-grazed kahikatea remnants to restore themselves.
Maximising the biodiversity values of forest fragments requires both fencing and pest control.
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What's New
- Sir Brian Lochore thanks Wairarapa and Tararua covenantors
- New brochure: Protecting wetlands with QEII covenants
- Yellow mistletoe restoration in the Wairarapa
- QEII Athol Patterson Bursary - Massey University
- Carbon credits
3,000th QEII covenant
Unique riparian treeland protected in Southland.
Find out about the 3,000th QEII covenant
Brochures
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Frequently asked questions about open space covenants |
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Assisting landowners to protect special features on their land Download PDF, 222KB |
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QEII covenants: Protecting and enhancing wetlands on private land |



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