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Tiny critters love greener cities – Urban biodiversity in action

28 October 2025 - 28 October 2025

5.30 pm

Region(s): Otago

Type(s): presentations

Urban nature boosts our wellbeing, but how can we design it to also support native biodiversity – and why does that matter?

In this free talk, doctoral candidate Jacqueline Theis from the University of Otago's Department of Zoology will examine how tracking insect communities along Ōtepoti’s George Street planters, together with the use of biodiversity assessment tools in urban planning, can inform smart city design to enhance biodiversity, strengthen ecosystem resilience, and improve quality of urban life.

Details: Free, 5.30 pm start at Ombrellos Kitchen and Bar, 10 Clarendon Street, Ōtepoti Dunedin.

Find out more: https://otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/thirst-for-knowledge-tiny-critters-love-greener-ci.

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Explore the range of resources under the Invertebrates topic and these concepts: Biodiversity and Ecosystem.

You might also like to read the article Living with nature in an urban world.

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Published: 10 October 2025
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