Our People / WWF - New Zealand / Marieke Hilhorst
Self-employed writer and editor, living in Pukerua Bay, near Wellington.
Am working with Marc Slade, of WWF-New Zealand, to create content for this website.
Pioneering trap study leads way for return of kokako to East Taranaki forest
An area of remote forest in east Taranaki, where the haunting melody of the kokako has been missing from the dawn chorus for more than two decades, is the frontline in the battle to save New Zealand Continue Reading...
New funds help Kererū Discovery Project take flight
Wellingtonians are working together to once again fill the sky with one of New Zealand’s largest and most beautiful native birds – the kererū. The Kererū Discovery Project (KDP) aims to increase po Continue Reading...
'Not just trees in the ground' - qualitative analysis of the benefits of community-led conservation projects
In 2007, WWF-New Zealand published a report showing the positive outcomes for people when they decide to care for and improve their environment. It's one of many resources WWF-New Zealand pro Continue Reading...
Community Conservation Innovation Project – WWF New Zealand
WWF-New Zealand, supported by the Tindall Foundation, is working with others to increase the scale and effectiveness of New Zealand’s community conservation sector. It will do this by engaging wi Continue Reading...
WWF Habitat Protection Fund - resources to help monitor projects
Running a community restoration group is a big job – raising funds, building and maintaining community support, doing the work – the list goes on. The WWF Habitat Protection Fund supports local c Continue Reading...
The WWF Habitat Protection Fund - supporting local communities
The WWF Habitat Protection Fund supports local community conservation groups to run hands-on projects to conserve and restore New Zealand's natural environments – freshwater, coastal areas, wetlan Continue Reading...