Mike Slater

August 22, 2023 1:21 pm

Mike Slater is the former Deputy Director General of Operations for the Department of Conservation(DOC)
He has over 40 years public sector agency experience in conservation management including 20 years managing the West Coast Region for DOC with considerable background experience in pest management.
He has a strong interest in the outdoors both as a recreationist(climbing,tramping,skiing) and as an advocate for community involvement in the protection of the wonderful biodiversity and natural values that make this country unique.
Mike is excited by the potential that Predator Free 2050 Ltd has to both integrate existing and develop new techniques and approaches to enable the vision of a pest free Aotearoa New Zealand to be realised.

PF2050 Limited 2022-2023 Annual Report

November 14, 2023 2:34 pm

The Predator Free 2050 Limited 2022-2023 Annual Report is now available for your perusal. In the seven years since the 2050 target was set, huge gains have been achieved. There are now 18 large landscape projects underway targeting possums, rats and stoats, that will collectively cover close to 800,000 hectares across a mix of rural and urban geographies. …more

New Zealand based possum research goes international

November 13, 2023 1:13 pm

As part of her PhD at Lincoln University, PF2050 Limited’s Capability Development researcher Brittany Graham presented at the European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference (EVPMC), which was held in Florence, Italy in August. Brittany has written a blog about here experience and her research. …more

The Goal that Unites a Country

November 10, 2023 3:15 pm

The Goal that Unites a Country is a collection of interviews with community leaders including Sir Graham Henry and Dame Kerry Prendergast who speak to the positive impact the PF2050 movement is having both environmentally, socially and economically. …more

Predator free New Zealand: a climate change game-changer?

October 9, 2023 3:19 pm

In the ongoing battle against climate change, innovative solutions are emerging. We recently funded a groundbreaking science project led by Zero Invasive Predators Limited. The project, titled ‘Measuring the Impact of Invasive Browser Management on Carbon Storage in Forests,’ is exploring the potential climate-cooling effects of pest control programs. …more

Predator Free 2050 Limited driving the science for predator eradication

September 28, 2023 12:00 pm

Predator Free 2050 Limited (PF2050 Limited) today announced it is investing a further $1.15 million into four new research projects, as the Company progresses towards the end of its ‘Research Strategy 2020-24’. Both achieving in and maintaining the Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) goal of eradicating invasive predators from the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand, to help reverse the decline in our native biodiversity, is a complex undertaking. …more

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