People Cities & Nature
@pplcitiesnature
Multi-disciplinary programme advancing urban ecological restoration research in New Zealand.
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This Month The University of Waikato 🎓 ran a restoration summer school course like no other - bringing students together with restoration practitioners to make a difference. Bruce Clarkson lead the course about restoration strategies to empower upcoming biodiversity rescuers in NZ cities.
Meet Martin Breed! Martin (Flinders University) leads our research on 'Restoring health-promoting soil biodiversity', working with Andrew Barnes, Kiri Joy Wallace, Gregory Jacobson (The University of Waikato 🎓), and Craig Liddicoat (Flinders). Read more at peoplecitiesnature.co.nz/our-people.
Congratulations to our programme leader Bruce Clarkson for being recognised in the New Years Honours List for services to ecological restoration. stuff.co.nz/environment/30…
Congrats to MSc student Poppy Romera, winner of the The University of Waikato 🎓 Three Minute Thesis masters competition, with her research “Aboveground urban forest restoration in urban greenspaces: Can it promote human and wildlife health by influencing their microbiomes?” Pic: Waikato University
Our latest newsletter is now available online at peoplecitiesnature.co.nz/media To become a subscriber email [email protected], or visit our website.
Urban Greening: Planting more trees could reduce heat deaths by 40% 🌳🌲🌳🌲 📽️ Via World Economic Forum
Interesting review out with contributions from Craig Liddicoat and Martin Breed, from our soil biodiversity team, looking at opportunities and challenges for microbiomics in ecosystem restoration. Read more here sciencedirect.com/science/articl… or contact us: [email protected].
Our latest newsletter is now available online at peoplecitiesnature.co.nz/media To become a subscriber email [email protected], or visit our website.
Applications for 2 Hamilton-based research assistants close on 22 Nov. It's an opportunity to work at The University of Waikato 🎓 with some of NZs bird experts at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and learn more about fantails - a charismatic native bird. If you are interested email your CV to [email protected].