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November 02, 2023
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Collaboration
These resources are for people who want to collaborate more effectively. They can help local government collaborate with communities; catchment group members collaborate among themselves and with mana whenua; and researchers collaborate across disciplines and with stakeholders.
Technical Report
Indicators of Collective Responsibility by Catchment Groups
This report makes some general observations about the process of developing indicators and then offers some suggested indicators for catchment groups and for support organisations.…
Journal Article
A missing piece of the puzzle of on-farm freshwater restoration: What motivates land managers to record and report land management actions?
Worldwide, progress has been made toward managing productive lands more sustainably to improve freshwater health. However, a lack of national guidance for environmental reporting and…
Video
Introducing The Value Chain Compass
New research has revealed how New Zealand producers are creating higher returns from sustainably produced primary products. In some cases that premium is perceived to…
Presentation
Rewarding Sustainable Practices: Introducing the Value Chain Compass
Researchers from the Agribusiness & Economic Research Unit (AERU) were asked by Our Land & Water to investigate the role of value chains in rewarding…
Journal Article
Resilience is a meaningful, measurable trait of communities
Community resilience can be quantified using available data to inform policy decisions. Identifying vulnerable or deprived communities in New Zealand is straightforward because social, cultural…
Journal Article
Collective storytelling as a river restoration tool: The role of catchment communities in inspiring environmental change
In Aotearoa New Zealand, catchment communities have been actively working to restore the health of their rivers, in some cases for many decades. Their knowledge…
Infographic
Catchment Journey Template
This Catchment Journey Template offers catchment groups an interactive way to capture their freshwater restoration vision and goals with a focus on sustainable land management…
Infographic
Collective Storytelling
Collective storytelling as a river restoration tool. Five catchment restoration communities across New Zealand were engaged to explore how knowledge sharing via stories could inspire…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups?
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a guidance report This report is aimed at individuals or groups seeking to establish, work…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups? A summary
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a summary. This summary pulls out key recommendations from the report Where next for catchment…
Video
Webinar: Where next for catchment groups?
In this webinar, Jim Sinner, manager of social science at Cawthron Institute, presents findings from research on how catchment groups can be supported and encouraged…
Video
Shared Values // The Value Chain Compass
Collective values, in both senses of the word ‘value’, act as glue in a value chain. Unless the value chain is able to create and…