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An economy for the environment
Introducing the excellent SystemShift podcast, from Greenpeace Nordic.
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Hauraki Gulf Alliance Petitions Parliament to Protect Marine Park from Destructive Fishing Practices
Today, a diverse range of recreational fishing, environmental, law, corporate and business organisations united as the Hauraki Gulf Alliance will deliver a petition calling for bottom trawl methods to be banned from within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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Climate Shift: All you need to know!
Climate Shift is a campaign launched by Greenpeace and thirty other climate and social justice organisations. It is a call for all political parties to take urgent action on the climate crisis.
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Coral cost of bottom trawling – 200 tonnes destroyed in 13 years
A damning new report shows bottom trawling destroys coral at alarming rates.
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So we have a Global Oceans Treaty. What now?
In March this year, governments made history by unanimously agreeing on a Global Oceans Treaty at the UN. It’s a ground-breaking agreement that will transform the way we treat our blue planet.
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UN Ocean Treaty formally adopted, as the race to ratification begins
The historic UN Ocean Treaty has been formally adopted by consensus in New York after the Treaty text was agreed in March 2023. Since then, the text has undergone months…
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Friday was World Refill Day, but what does it mean to refill or reuse?
World Refill Day has returned for its third year. The intention is to grow awareness and help people live with less waste.
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Down Stream: Three wāhine Māori talk about the impacts of climate change in Tairāwhiti
Greenpeace has released a short documentary featuring Tui Warmenhoven (Ngāti Porou), who is a Tairāwhiti community leader, a lawyer, a researcher and the Greenpeace Aotearoa board chair.
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Flipping Lakes: When Lake Clearwater turns turbid
Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes are a beautiful set of wetlands and lakes in the Canterbury high country - and they're under threat from high levels of pollution.
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Antarctic tipping points: the irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
The slow-down of the Southern Ocean circulation, a dramatic drop in the extent of sea ice and unprecedented heatwaves are all raising concerns that Antarctica may be approaching tipping points.