Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is about the variability among living organisms in freshwater, land and marine environment ecosystems. It includes genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity.
New Zealand's long period of isolation as an island (80 million years) has allowed the development of highly distinctive plants and animals. Unfortunately, our native animals are particularly vulnerable to predation by introduced animals and our plants to browsing by introduced animals and competition from introduced plants.
The presentation below were delivered at the Nelson-Tasman Climate Change & Biodiversity event held in November 2025. Read more about the event here.
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