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Purpose
The National Research Centre for Possum Biocontrol (NRCPB) is a national possum biocontrol research platform formed through partnership between the major science providers (AgResearch and Landcare Research) and key end-user organisations (Animal Health Board, Department of Conservation, Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Regional Councils). It is funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) as an outcome based investment (OBI) and is also supported by co-funding from various research organisations (e.g. University of Otago, AHB). The objectives of the NRCPB partnership are to:
- Produce a suite of new tools for biological management of possums.
- Achieve outcomes for improved management of possums in NZ such that they no longer threaten native biota and the threats they pose to the NZ economy through the transmission of bovine tuberculosis are reduced.
- Provide a focus/framework/structure with which the research users/partners can interact, use as a context, communicate and deliver valuable outcomes for New Zealand's natural environment.
- Provide a co-ordinated package of research into biological management of possums in line with the NSSC research strategy.
- Set, implement and, if necessary, reprioritise research directions.
- Build and support the best research team.
