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Greenpeace calls on police to protect peaceful Pūtiki protectors from more violence
In the face of escalating violence upon peaceful protestors on Waiheke, Greenpeace, which supports the Protect Pūtiki campaign, is calling on the New Zealand Police to “ensure the safety of…
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How I became an ecologist
How does an eager engineering student, in the era of expanding space exploration, become an ecologist, dedicated to the Earth? In my case: Rachel Carson, the Cuyahoga River, Gregory Bateson,…
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Spending time in nature has always been important, but now it’s an essential part of coping with the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of green spaces and urban parks, especially during periods of lockdown.
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Protecting the Oceans: why turning vegan can’t be the only answer
Seeing the destruction of the natural world, both on land and at sea, has moved more and more people to become vegan. This is a hugely positive thing: the more people that turn to a plant based diet, the better it will be for the planet. But although it might be part of the puzzle,…
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Climate and health – what’s the link?
For those who missed it - a climate newsflash from the clever people keeping us safe from Covid - if we make the improvements we need to keep the world from overheating, we also improve the health and wellbeing of our nation - big time.
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Many New Zealand species are already at risk because of predators and habitat loss. Climate change makes things worse
Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They are home to 20% of the world’s plants and animals yet cover only 5% of the global landmass. But island ecosystems are highly vulnerable, threatened…
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Community, environmental groups support Te Pāti Māori proposal to ban seabed mining
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM), Greenpeace and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) today voiced their support for Te Pāti Māori’s call for a ban on seabed mining in Aotearoa.
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Book Review: The Unintended Consequences of Taming Nature
Elizabeth Kolbert lives her stories. In the course of reporting her new book, “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future,” she got hit by a leaping carp near…
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Wolves, Beavers and the interconnectedness of everything
Kids at home, empty streets and dressing from the waist up, New Zealand’s brief dip back into lockdown last week threw us an interesting reminder - people’s lives are deeply intertwined.
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Remember the Norilsk oil spill? Well, the polluters will pay.
The Krasnoyarsk Arbitration Court ordered the Norilsk Nickel to pay 146 billion rubles (nearly 2 billion USD) for the oil spill in the Taimyr Peninsula. And although the amount of damage was slightly less than the one requested by Rosprirodnadzor.
