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March 11, 2020
Case study 10, in Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern
Over a 30-year period, Alan Totty has invested considerably in his 284-hectare sheep and beef farm near Ashburton to ensure it can cope with the increasingly extreme Canterbury climate. This case study documents measures he has taken to build resilience against drought, wind and snow.
Read time: 15 min
Pdf, 765 KB
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January 1, 2018
Facing up to pest, weed and disease incursions as the world
Summary of threats to New Zealand’s biosecurity from pests, weeds and diseases, including changing import pathways, border management and host suitability, as the climate warms. Findings identified by a 2015 study led by CRIs and Lincoln University.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 456 KB
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January 1, 2018
Tapping into a tradition of adaptation in a warming
Summary of results of a 2009 study (published in a 2012 report) by CRIs and DairyNZ into ways in which the primary sector can adapt to climate variability and uncertainty by building resilience and reducing vulnerability.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 393 KB
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May 1, 2012
Climate change will affect planted forests in New
Advice from SCION on the expected general impacts – both positive and negative – of climate change on the forestry sector. Impacts will vary from region to region.
Read time: 3 min
Pdf, 1.4 MB
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May 1, 2012
Forests and Climate Change: Wind
Information from SCION on the expected increase in risk to forests from severe windstorms as the climate changes. Summarises knowledge and strategies that foresters will need in order to manage such risk.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 256 KB
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May 1, 2012
Forests and climate change: High intensity
Summary of practices recommend by SCION to address the impacts of intense rainfall events on forestry. Such events are predicted to become more frequent in New Zealand. Potentially damaging impacts include erosion, flooding and sediment/debris flows.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 290 KB
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May 1, 2012
Forests and climate change: Pests, diseases and
Information from SCION on the expected increase in risk to planted forests from pests, diseases and weeds as the climate changes. Outlines the steps foresters will need to take to manage such risks.
Read time: 4 min
Pdf, 236 KB
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November 1, 2011
Rural Fire Research Update: Future fire
Overview of a 2011 study by the SCION Rural Fire Research Group that aimed to improve estimates of the effects of climate change on fire danger in New Zealand in the 2040s and 2090s. Results of the study indicate that fire climate severity is likely to rise significantly in many parts of the country.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 465 KB
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November 1, 2010
Focus on sustainability: A Hawke’s Bay hill country
Study of how the owners of a Hawkes Bay beef and sheep farm have invested in a low cost/low input farm system, with reduced profitability, to build resilience and sustainability in a changing climate. Changes were in response to a 2007 drought, which had severe financial impacts on the farm.
Read time: 8 min
Pdf, 495 KB
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November 1, 2010
Plantation forests: Risk management within a changing
Forestry is subject to a unique set of risks associated with weather and climate: fire, wind damage and incursions from pests and diseases. These risks are likely to change as the climate changes. This document outlines prevention and response strategies developed by Timberlands in 2010.
Read time: 10 min
Pdf, 375 KB
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August 1, 2009
Climate change: A guide for land managers 1 - The theory, the history, the
An overview of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) knowledge about climate change, including a summary of the science and its development, the contribution of human activities to climate change, possible responses, and sources of more information.
Read time: 10 min
Pdf, 2.8 MB
