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Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments – new report
Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to restrict bottom trawling after a new government report highlights the compounding effects the destructive fishing method has on climate change, habitat degradation and biodiversity.
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‘Nitrate emergency starts here’: Greenpeace pins blame on Canterbury dairy conversions
‘The Nitrate Emergency: it starts here.’ That’s what a freshly-installed Fonterra farm sign said outside Canterbury’s first complete dairy conversion this morning. Greenpeace installed the modified Fonterra sign saying that…
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Luxon’s Trump-like energy policy heads down a fossil fuel dead end
The latest energy policy initiatives announced by the Luxon Government are a desperate attempt to revive fossil fuels.
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International organisations condemn ‘no additional warming’ approach as NZ methane target decision looms
Nearly 100 organisations have launched an open letter to governments calling for binding targets to cut industrial agricultural emissions.
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Seamount protection considered to protect crashed fish stock
A decision to dramatically reduce catch limits in the world’s largest orange roughy fishery is being welcomed by environmental groups, while they assert further protection is needed to prevent habitat and population collapse.
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Greenpeace calls for investors to boycott wannabe seabed miner as they list on NZ stock exchange
Greenpeace is calling on prospective investors “not to bankroll ocean destruction” by investing in wannabe seabed mining company, Manuka Resources, as they list on the NZ stock exchange today.
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Greenpeace activists convicted and discharged over seabed mining action
Four ocean advocates have been sentenced in court in Wellington today, after locking down the Wellington headquarters of the mining industry lobbying firm Straterra (since renamed the New Zealand Minerals…
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Luxon Government joins Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government is joining Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club by opening up New Zealand for oil and gas exploration today.
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$26b in dirty money: Fonterra cashes in after contaminating drinking water
Dirty money: that’s what Greenpeace is calling the $26 billion in revenue brought in by dairy giant Fonterra over the last financial year.
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Historic Ocean Treaty to enter into force
In a landmark moment for ocean protection, the Global Ocean Treaty has been ratified by 60 countries, meaning the agreement can enter into force.
