Shared Vision for Land Use in Marlborough

How can the research be used? Ka pēhea e whai take ai te rangahau?

• This project will support change in land management practices by exploring the potential for diversification to enhance social licence to operate, and ways to support a transition to diversification.
• Findings from this project could help guide regional council, industry and business decisions about diversification, resulting in increased overall diversification at the regional level.
• Identifying key mechanisms and methods, this project will develop a greater understanding of the types of connections and relationships needed to support collaborative regional efforts towards place-based change, and pathways to diversification.
• The process of collaboration will include and empower groups who may be at the periphery of current decision-making.
• Local and national government can use the resources produced by this project to inform their policies, programmes, and initiatives for environmental improvement, climate change adaptation and agriculture.
• A peer-reviewed article will focus on the impact of diversification on resource sharing and achieving social licence, and assess different pathways to support regional diversification.
• A report summarising the main findings of this project will include a proposed action plan for transition to diversification in the Marlborough region. Findings will be shared in local and industry publications, and via a webinar with industry and community groups in Marlborough.