Theme 1 - Understanding Risk Projects

Modern technologies to assess environmental risk of introduced weed biocontrol agents

Lead By Arvind Subbaraj . Duration: Project U25.05 runs from July 2025 to June 2026 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Crossing Bridges – Operationalising Risk Analysis Tools

Lead By Waka Paul. Duration: Project U24.05 runs from July 2025 to June 2027 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Could an alternative insect host be used in NZ to rear the most promising biocontrol agent for the brown marmorated stink bug?

Lead By Karina Santos. Duration: Project U25.01 runs from July 2025 to June 2027 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Tackling the threat of invasive Ceratocystis species to Aotearoa New Zealand

Lead By Virginia Marroni . Duration: Project UB24.26 runs from July 2024 to June 2027 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Building bridges to impact from risk analysis research

Lead By Waka Paul and Murray Fea. Duration: Project 1A24.05 runs from July 2024 to June 2025 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Risks from pathogens, pests and weeds in a changing climate

Lead By Craig Phillips ([email protected]). Duration: June 2023 to June 2026 Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Further development of the Integrated Biosecurity Risk Assessment Model (IBRAM) for pathogens

Lead By Nari Williams ([email protected]). Duration: Project 1B22.7 runs from 2022 - 2026 (4 years) Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Predicting the spillover of pests and pathogens into natural ecosystems

Lead By Darren Ward ([email protected]) . Duration: Project 1B22.6 runs from 2022 - 2027 (5 years) Theme 1: Understanding Risk

New risk assessment and detection tools for cereal and grass pathogens on the seed import pathway

Lead By Soonie Chng ([email protected]). Duration: Project B22.5 runs from 2022 - 2023 (1 year) B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions)

Testing the toolbox – reducing uncertainty around non-target impacts

Lead By Jacqui Todd ([email protected]). Duration: Project 1A22.1 runs from 2022 - 2025 (3 years) Theme 1: Risk Assessment: Intentional Introductions

Assessing the risk of rapid ōhi’a death to New Zealand and the South Pacific

Lead By Virginia Marroni ([email protected]). Duration: Project B21.2 runs from 2021 - 2024 (3 Years) B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions)

Māori and Pasifika indigenous collaboration to identify pre-border biosecurity threats

Lead By Julia Soewarto ([email protected]). Duration: Project B21.4 runs from (June 2021 - June 2023) 2 years B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions)

Pest risk evaluation framework – extended to arable, horticulture and forestry industries

Lead By Craig Phillips ([email protected]). Duration: Project B21.3 runs for 2 years, from June 2021 - June 2023 B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions)

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) and its vectors in the native estate

Lead By Jessica Vereijssen ([email protected]). Duration: Project 1B20.3 runs from 2020 - 2025 (5 Years) Theme 1: Understanding Risk

Global change and NZ biosecurity: risks and economics of future climates and trade patterns

Lead By Nicolas Meurisse ([email protected]). Duration: July 2020 - June 2022 Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions

Predicting the risks and impacts of Xylella fastidiosa using sentinel plant network

Lead By Ronny Groenteman ([email protected]). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions

Biosecurity over the horizon: identifying invasive agricultural pests in China

Lead By Colin Ferguson ([email protected]). Duration: Project B19.3 runs from 2019 – 2025 (5 Years) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions

Supporting pest risk assessments in natural ecosystems

Lead By Barbara Barratt ([email protected]). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions

Integrated biosecurity risk assessment models for imports (Tilletia, BMSB, QFF)

Lead By Lisa Jamieson. Duration: 2017-2020 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions

Sentinel plants to forecast & future proof NZ plant systems against pests & diseases

Lead By David Teulon. Duration: 2017-2020 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions