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How Jacinda Ardern’s Coronavirus stimulus package could change everything
Right now, the New Zealand Government is poised to announce a sweeping stimulus package to deal with the economic impacts of Covid-19. Done right, it could...
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What happened at SPRFMO
Five days in Vanuatu for work hardly seems like a tough sell. But spending five days as an environmental observer at an international fisheries meeting (SPRFMO) is a strange experience.
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Climate change affects rich and poor unequally. Climate justice redresses the balance
Climate change is already harming peoples’ lives, but those effects are not being felt equally around the world. People in poorer countries and communities are facing the brunt of the crisis. Climate justice means balancing the scales, repairing the damage to these people’s lives but also holding those most responsible for the climate crisis to…
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Fossil fuel industry sees the future in hard-to-recycle plastic
Plastic pollution and the climate crisis are two inseparable parts of the same problem, though they aren’t treated as such.
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Plastic is now part of our planet’s fabric – a scientist and archaeologist discuss what happens next
Plastics have spread around the world through oceans, rivers and the air to every part of the planet.
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A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change is making it more common
Weather-wise, 2019 was a crazy way to end a decade. Fires spread through much of southeast Australia, fuelled by dry vegetation from the ongoing drought and fanned by hot, windy fire weather.
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Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic
This is a serious situation, but we must not panic. It would be wrong to say there is good news coming out of COVID-19, but there are causes for optimism; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus. And lessons to learn for the future.
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In wake of fishing industry links to Govt, NZers rally for ocean protection
New Zealanders put the writing on the wall today when it comes to their feelings about ocean protection, sharing their views on posters across the capital city.
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International Women’s Day: 10 inspiring women who bring environmental stories to their crafts
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Greenpeace puts the spotlight on female visual storytellers from around the world and their work on nature and the environment. From documenting rivers to climate…
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RIP Jeanette Fitzsimons, you will be missed
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jeanette Fitzsimons today. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Her passing will be felt keenly by so many people…
