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Report of the IPBES Indigenous and local knowledge dialogue workshop on scenarios of the future
(IPBES, 2025-05) Alangui, Wilfredo Vidal; Bayate, Rande C.; Cariño, Jill; Corcino, Adelaido; Delgado, Bolivia; De Vera, Dave; Dhamai, Binota Moy; Febria, Catherine; Gilmore, Elisabeth; Huambachano, Mariaelena; Indrawan, Mochamad; Kammwamba, Alice Zione; Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia; Kinoc, Zhinal; Kitanova, Despina; Kitma, Abigail; Kolahi, Mahdi; Karim, Paulina; Literal, Maritess; Lundquist, Carolyn; Márquez, Hernández; Masardule, Onel; Mathew, Alice; Mohammed, Ryan S.; Mulenkei, Lucy; Nursey-Bray, Melissa; Nutti Pilflykt, Karin; Ocen, Ismael; Pichs-Madruka, Ramon de la Concepcion; Poskitt, Sam; Quesnot, Teriitutea; Rana, Sakshi; Regpala, Maria Elena; Ringham, Sandra Lee; Roskruge, Nick Rahiri; Schmitt, Thomas; Shulbaeva, Polina; Tauli, Josefa Cariño; Trakansuphakon, Nutdanai
This report summarises the proceedings of the Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) dialogue workshop on scenarios of the future that was organized by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES). The full title of the workshop agreed by the IPBES Plenary was “Workshop to reflect on scenarios and models to better account for different knowledge systems, including Indigenous and local knowledge systems, and Mother Earth-centric scenarios and models.” The dialogue workshop was held in Subic Bay, the Philippines, from 23 to 26 May 2025. It aimed to provide a platform for discussion between Indigenous Peoples and local communities and members of the IPBES task forces on Indigenous and local knowledge and on scenarios and models, as well as others with experience and expertise in scenarios work. This report aims to provide a written record of the dialogue workshop, which can inform the future work of the IPBES task forces and can be a resource for all dialogue participants who may wish to review and contribute to the IPBES work at the interface of scenarios and models and Indigenous and local knowledge, as well as others who may be interested in this theme. The report is not intended to be comprehensive or to provide definitive resolution to the many engaging discussions that emerged during the workshop. Rather, it serves as a written record of those discussions, which will continue to develop and evolve in the months and years ahead. For this reason, clear points of agreement are discussed, but also, if there were diverging views among participants, these are also presented for further attention and discussion. The text in section 3 represents an attempt to reflect solely the views and contributions of the participants in the dialogue. As such, it does not represent the views of IPBES or UNESCO or reflect upon their official positions. The agenda and participants’ list for the dialogue workshop are provided in annexes 1 and 3.
Ecological restoration plan template and tips: Part 3
(Environmental Research Institute, the University of Waikato, 2020) Kirby, Catherine L.
Kukutaaruhe Gully is a minor branch of Hamilton’s extensive gully system, and runs from the corner of Bankwood and Clarkin Road, behind Fairfield College, connecting with Donny Park in the north and out into the Waikato River. The Kukutaaruhe Education Trust was established to support the implementation of the Fairfield Project, which is a partnership between Ngati Wairere, local community and Fairfield College. The project’s goals include the establishment of an ecological and environmental education centre on the approximately 12 ha of land behind Fairfield College and restoration of the adjacent Kukutaaruhe Gully. In 2019, the University of Waikato’s Environmental Research Institute was contracted by the Kukutaaruhe Education Trust to create an Overview of the Kukutaaruhe Gully restoration initiative. This is one in a three-part series created together under one contract: • Part 1 of 3 is the first document presented here, an Overview of the Kukutaaruhe Gully Restoration Initiative • Part 2 of 3, the Operational Forest Restoration plan for Kukutaaruhe Gully • Part 3 of 3 is an Ecological Restoration Plan Template.
Garden of Returning Souls
(Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa, 2026-02-20) Barbour, Karen; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachael; Patrick, Declan
This performance is for all, offered to nourish wellbeing and bring community together. Allow the enchanting garden, music, dance and poetry to wash over you and moments of reflection, renewal, peace and connection to arise. Sometimes described as a “garden of a golden afternoon,” the English Flower Garden is a collaborator in this site-specific performance experience. Reflecting the values of the Arts and Craft movement, this garden and performance embodies the ideas that art can be for everyone in our everyday lives, and that harmony in design, crafting by hand and the beauty of nature can inspire us all. Contemporary choreographer Karen Barbour, theatre artist Declan Patrick, and music director Rachael Griffiths-Hughes are joined by a cast of local performers. Together we will all experience the garden. Featured performers: Michael Williams, Martin Griffith, Kathryn Orbell, Isabelle Reid, Helene Burgstaller, Margaret Dewes, Holly Finch.
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Tauranga group in Hamilton city for geological and earthquake modelling
(The University of Waikato, 2026) Smith, Joshua W.; la Croix., Andrew
This study was conducted to investigate the shallow stratigraphy of the Hamilton Central Business District, a city that overlies Hamilton Basin. The study focused on analysing three geotechnical cores and an exposed outcrop in Hamilton City near the Waikato River. Analysis included core logging, facies classification and paleoenvironmental interpretation, 3D structure-from-motion outcrop modelling, radiocarbon dating, as well as mineralogical assessment using X-ray diffraction. Seven unique lithofacies were identified in the cores, six of which were deposited in a braided river system; the seventh was volcanic in origin. The facies include a structureless muddy sandy gravel (F1), structureless sandy mud to muddy sand (F2), current-ripple laminated to cross-bedded muddy sand (F3), planar-bedded sandy mud to muddy sand (F4), current-ripple laminated to cross-bedded sandy mud (F5), structureless to planar bedded peat (F6A) and coal (F6B). These facies are typical of the Piako and Walton Subgroups of the Tauranga Group. The outcrop studied was a free face spanning approximately 20 metres in height and consisted of strata typical of the Hinuera Formation. One section of the outcrop showed potential evidence of liquefaction. Overall, the strata were structured or structureless, consisting of mud, sand, gravel, and organic layers. Sediments were highly pumiceous, and partially rhyolitic at times, with bed thickness ranging from sub-decimetre to metre-scale. These units, when packaged, showed several whole and partial cycles of active and abandoned river channels, indicating significant channel migration and flooding events typical of a braided-river system. The constantly migrating channels have resulted in the units encountered having laterally discontinuous physical characteristics; notably, the mineralogical composition was highly similar across samples and cores. Liquefaction susceptibility was compared with previous seismic studies, with a focus on the physical characteristics of the sediments encountered during this investigation and those of comparable sedimentary basins. The complexities of a braided river system's horizontal and vertical geometry in a geological modelling context were discussed, along with potential solutions to minimise scaling issues encountered when creating a coarse-scale 3D geological model. The vertical extent of some of the facies encountered during the investigation (F3 to F6B) was identified as the most at risk of over- or under-estimation during data upscaling. Near-well upscaling, confined by border cells, in combination with stochastic modelling, was suggested to resolve some of the scaling issues that will be encountered during model development.
Securing educational LLMs: a generalised taxonomy of attacks on LLMs and DREAD risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2026-03-15) Zahid, Farzana; Kumar, Vimal
Due to perceptions of efficiency and significant productivity gains, various organisations, including in education, are adopting Large Language Models (LLMs) into their workflows. Educator-facing, learner-facing, and institution-facing LLMs, collectively, Educational Large Language Models (eLLMs), complement and enhance the effectiveness of teaching, learning, and academic operations. However, their integration into an educational setting raises significant cybersecurity concerns. A comprehensive landscape of contemporary attacks on LLMs and their impact on the educational environment is missing. This study presents a generalised taxonomy of fifty attacks on LLMs, which are categorised as attacks targeting either models or their infrastructure. The severity of these attacks is evaluated in the educational sector using the DREAD risk assessment framework. Our risk assessment indicates that token smuggling, adversarial prompts, direct injection, and multi-step jailbreak are critical attacks on eLLMs. The proposed taxonomy, its application in the educational environment, and our risk assessment will help academic and industrial practitioners to build resilient solutions that protect learners and institutions.