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.

 
Kōwhai flowers
Tūī
Tuatara
Moss
Lesser short-tailed bat
Giraffe Weevil
 

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:

NZ native reptiles
NZ native birds
NZ native plants
NZ native bats
NZ native fish
NZ native frogs
NZ native invertebrates

We are working to support native biodiversity

 

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

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.


Want to learn more?

 

Toutouwai - robin
Native fly
Kererū
Tīpokopoko - bully
Werewere kōkako
Tawhirikaro flowers