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A win for people power as more problem plastics banned
Greenpeace Aotearoa is celebrating “a win for people and the environment” after the Government announced that a range of single-use plastics are now banned from sale or manufacture, but the…
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Decolonisation: A crucial prerequisite to environmental justice in Africa
All across the African continent a colonial approach of extraction and exploitation continues to plague and paralyse economies. It pushes ecosystems to the edge and puts pan-Africanism on a back…
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Bringing back Repair Skills | GUEST POST
A huge amount of things these days could be repaired, that just aren’t. Meanwhile, many companies are designing products to become obsolete, a wasteful way of increasing their businesses profitability.
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Saving beaches, wildlife and climate: a Greenpeace Community update
Here’s a snapshot of the latest activity from community-led campaigns for the environment!
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Webinar: the campaign to transform agriculture
WATCH: The Greenpeace crew led an interactive online chat about food and farming in Aotearoa, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, and clean rivers.
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Comprehensive container return scheme needed to address plastic waste crisis
Greenpeace Aotearoa is welcoming the Government’s announcement of an overhaul of recycling systems to address New Zealand’s astronomical plastic waste issue. On Sunday, the Government announced new proposals aimed to…
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A win for people power as global plastics treaty mandate adopted at UN
Greenpeace Aotearoa is celebrating a “monumental win for people and the environment” today after the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global…
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Govt urged to support a strong global Plastics Treaty at UN meeting this week
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is discussing the possibility of a global, legally-binding treaty on plastic that covers its entire life cycle including extraction, production, transport, use, disposal and…
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Global Plastics Treaty: An Indigenous perspective on the plastic pollution crisis
Iwi Māori have a long whakapapa of resistance to the things that cause us harm, and this problem might seem like just another kaupapa amongst many injustices. But plastic pollution traverses national and generational boundaries, affecting every person and every ecosystem.
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Global Plastics Treaty Now
Plastic pollution is fast spiralling out of control and if left unchecked it might be too little too late by the time the world finally decides to do something about…
