Biodiversity
Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth.
We are focused on:
native ecosystem and species biodiversity
on land and in freshwater*.
*Our Sustainable Seas colleagues are working on marine ecosystems.
Unique, treasured and threatened
The native biodiversity of Aotearoa New Zealand is unique with many species not found anywhere else in the world. These species are taonga that need to be prized and protected.
Unfortunately, 81 native species have become extinct in recent history and many more are currently threatened:
We working towards reversing the decline of native biodiversity
Check out our 2121 Vision, Ecosystem Restoration Map and Artificial Intelligence Tools to learn how.
Biodiversity Resources
This beautifully illustrated snapshot of a few native ecosystems, birds, plants, invertebrates, bats and freshwater fauna was created to help the Eco-index mission and is free to use and share under Creative Commons licence BY-NC-ND.
Native Biodiversity of Aotearoa New Zealand - by Georgia Wells - created for the Eco-index to illustrate the diversity of ecosystem and species on land and in freshwater. © 2021 CC BY-NC-ND please feel free to use and share under this license.
Farming with Native Biodiversity Resources
We recommended the great resources from the Farming with Native Biodiversity team, including their Farming with Native Biodiversity Kete, e-learning modules and blog posts.
