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Can granting legal ‘personhood’ to nature stem biodiversity loss?
Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. One emerging concept focuses on giving legal rights to nature.
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Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too
Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or are we unable,…
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5 ways the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems
Conservation “good news” stories – the release of native birds into new habitats, for example – are always welcome. They recognise the work of conservation staff and volunteers who do…
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Greenpeace submission on the Fast-track Approvals Bill
Greenpeace strongly opposes the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The draft legislation is anti-democratic, anti-transparency and creates vulnerability to corruption. It lacks any semblance of environmental protection, and in fact, removes existing protections.
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The government’s fast-track approvals bill is a race to the bottom
RMA Reform Minister, Chris Bishop, is one of three ministers who will have unprecedented power to approve any development project under the Fast-Track Approvals Bill. He has written to over…
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The Luxon government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects, and that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity
In the latest move to reform environmental laws in New Zealand, the coalition government has introduced a bill to fast-track consenting processes for projects deemed to be of national or regional significance.
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No time to lose for ocean protection as species face extinction
Greenpeace says the need for global ocean sanctuaries on the high seas is urgent and profound, with a new report revealing nearly half of all endangered migratory animals are in decline and one in five face extinction.
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EXPERT BRIEFING: The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health
Examined together, the new Government’s approach to environmental policy shows a clear pattern towards allowing more pollution of water, air, and climate. The implications for public health of these policy…
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7 tips on how to talk about climate change this Christmas
Feeling uncomfortable with the third cousin who supports more oil exploration? An acquaintance who loves being in nature but is unsure we need to do more to address the climate…
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5 reasons why we need global ocean sanctuaries
The world’s oceans face extreme and growing threats from human activity, from pollution to overfishing and climate change.
