Lessons from governing and managing community-led research

<p dir="ltr">The Revitalise Te Taiao programme, a community-led research initiative, aimed to create lasting changes in land use, management, and market focus to regenerate the environment and communities. The programme conducted research to develop evidence-based examples of how agribusinesses and communities can revitalise te taiao. The impact was multifaceted, including community empowerment, economic and environmental benefits, knowledge sharing, and growth.</p><p dir="ltr">In summary, Revitalise Te Taiao was about more than environmental stewardship; it was about integrating knowledge from mātauranga Māori, agribusiness, community know-how, and contemporary science to create a collective responsibility for te taiao and take action that embodies our interdependence with each other and the natural world we are all a part of.</p>