NZARM Masterclass: Landscape DNA - The Influence of the Landscape in Environmental Management

Dr Clint Rissmann and Poppy Hardie dived into landscape settings science to look at high resolution maps in action at the NZARM 2023 Conference.

Land and Water Science (L&WS) have had the privilege of working with many Catchment Groups across New Zealand to research, analyse and share their understanding of the significant influence the landscape has on environmental management.

The Hedgehope Makarewa Catchment Group from Southland engaged L&WS to identify landscape features and settings to further support their adoption of sustainable land management practices.

The outputs of the project included a refined physiographic environment map, a refined soil map, contaminant susceptibility maps and slope maps