Protect
At the heart of our work is the knowledge that a healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world. We work to protect biodiversity in all its forms, from great global forests and oceans, to mighty rivers and plains. We aim to safeguard and restore the essential ecosystems for a healthy planet and all who call it home.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Submission on GCSL’s resource consent applications to build and operate a waste-to-energy incinerator in Te Awamutu
This is a submission by Greenpeace Aotearoa on the publicly notified application by Global Contracting Solutions Limited (GCL) to establish and operate a waste-to-energy incineration power station in Te Awamutu.
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How the Global Ocean Treaty can boost climate action
In December 2019, Greenpeace International released 30×30 In Hot Water: The climate crisis and the urgent need for ocean protection. This makes the scientific case for creating a network of marine…
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Achieving the 30×30 target through the Global Ocean Treaty
Through the Global Ocean Treaty, the global community can deliver the 30×30 target and ensure the long-term health and sustainability of the ocean beyond borders.
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Gambling with the deep sea: Those betting on mining the Arctic
The Norwegian government has announced a decision to open up a vast area of its continental shelf in the Norwegian and Greenland Seas to deep sea mining.
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EXPERT BRIEFING: Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
After the world’s largest recorded campylobacteriosis outbreak occurred in Havelock North in 2016, the National-led Government established a formal inquiry into what went wrong and lessons for the future. This…
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30×30: From Global Ocean Treaty to Protection at Sea
This report details the cumulative threats facing our oceans and includes a new global analysis of high seas fishing activity. It details how ocean warming, acidification, pollution and the emerging…
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NES-Drinking Water and Nitrate Contamination – Greenpeace briefing to Ministers
Greenpeace’s briefing to Ministers on NES-Drinking Water and Nitrate Contamination. Healthy water for all.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on Taumata Arowai Proposed Drinking Water Standards
Everyone should have access to clean and safe drinking water. But instead of protecting drinking water, the Government is proposing an increase of highly toxic substances in drinking water. Here is the Greenpeace submission.