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Why do we need a Global Ocean Treaty?
We have less than two weeks to go, and it feels like anything can happen – especially if enough people speak up. Five million of us have already called for a strong Global Ocean Treaty
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Back strongest Global Ocean Treaty: Greenpeace urges NZ government
Greenpeace Aotearoa is urging the New Zealand government to back the strongest possible Global Oceans Treaty as the latest round of negotiations for the long-awaited treaty kick off in New York.
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Why I sat on a raft for 10 hours to protest Talley’s continued bottom trawling on seamounts
Jessica Desmond talks about why she took direct action, blocking a Talley’s bottom trawler from leaving Port Nelson, to protest bottom trawling on seamounts.
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Waikato Council report blames intensive dairy for worsening groundwater nitrate but fails to warn pregnant women of risks
A Waikato Regional Council report presented today on Groundwater Nitrates in the region, shows extreme nitrate contamination in some areas and says three quarters of wells exceed levels linked to…
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Greenwashing is driving our descent into climate catastrophe. But we can stop it
Gondola trips are a traditional part of visiting Venice for those who can afford the steep tourist prices, but I went a little off-script on a recent visit and chose…
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Sealord’s paper-thin seamounts ‘white paper’ trying to fool New Zealanders
Environmental groups are roundly rejecting a proposal re-released by Aotearoa bottom trawling company Sealord today, saying the so-called “white paper” proposal is yet another attempt by the company to continue trashing seamounts
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The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed
This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more…
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Nourishing Papatūānuku
Rob Small is the curator and designer of Pourewa, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s productive organic garden in Auckland, which provides kai to local whānau and tells a mātauranga Māori story of its people and their place in the world.
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Greenpeace welcomes members bill to ban seabed mining
A members bill from Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has been drawn from the ballot at Parliament today proposing legislation that would ban seabed mining in Aotearoa
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Mine the ocean? WTF Really… | GUEST POST
It baffles me to think that some rich fella across the world somewhere is planning to mine the ocean floor. Has humanity not learnt enough about our impact on the world already? It’s frightening when you think about the prospect of corporates mining the deep sea, potentially destroying any chance of its recovery, for profit.
