Appendix I. Funding for Research on Sustainable Land Management.
In 1994, the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MORST) conducted a preliminary survey of funding for research related to sustainable land management. The results are presented in Table A1. MORST officials are reviewing the methodology and definitions used in the survey before gathering data for 1994/95.
Table A1. Public Funding for Research on Sustainable Land Management, 1993/94 (including GST)
Funding source |
Directly related ($ mill) |
Indirectly related1 ($ mill) |
Total |
Public Good Science Fund2 |
39.0 |
34.8 |
73.8 |
Universities3 |
19.6 |
7.9 |
27.5 |
Government Trusts4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
Government Departments5 |
2.0 |
-- |
2.0 |
Central Government (subtotal) |
61.3 |
41.4 |
102.7 |
Regional Councils |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
Total |
63.3 |
42.9 |
106.2 |
1 Research indirectly related to sustainable land management includes relevant primary research (such as plant biosystematics or studies of geological structures which affect soil formation) and research into remedying current impacts of non-sustainable practices (eg pollution control technologies).
2 Includes non-specific output funding of $3.4 million directly related and $3.1 million indirectly related research.
3 Based on the number of full-time equivalents doing research, assuming a marginal cost per FTE of $60,000, using information from the 1991/92 Benchmark Review.
4 Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) and Lotteries Board Science Grants.
5 Departments with operational research funding for sustainable land management, in declining order, include the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Forestry, and the Department of Survey and Land Information.
Source: Preliminary survey by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.
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