There is a wide range of research relevant to managing wilding conifers, from immediately applicable research on control methods and remote detection to research to improve our ecological understanding of the impacts and legacies of wildings, to research on preventing the future spread of wildings.
Additionally, researchers have also been examining the social factors influencing wilding control and the long-term prioritisation and strategy of wilding management.
Benefits and Costs of Additional Investment in Wilding Conifer Control in the Otago Region
12 October 2023
A local Otago Report commissioned by Otago Regional Council (ORC). The report shows that $1 invested in wilding conifer control today will provide an economic benefit worth $96 in 50 years time. This Benefit-to-cost ratio makes an extremely compelling business case to fund wilding conifer control now.
Analysis: Costs versus Benefits of coordinated National wilding conifer management
6 September 2022
This National Report prepared for the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) in 2022 on behalf of the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme confirms that investing in wilding conifer control brings significant benefits. We need to retain the momentum gained over the last few years and this Cost Benefit Analysis supports strongly the argument to maximise the investment so that another national biosecurity disaster doesn’t occur. An important document for facts and figures!
New Research on invasion/re-invasion risks
15 June 2022
The Vive la Resistance programme, led by Scion, has recently received funding from MBIE for a five-year research grant. This programme will focus on understanding and preventing re-invasion of wilding conifers.
