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Critical deep sea mining meeting resumes as coalition of governments pushes for halt
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) will bring governments together in Kingston to discuss whether to allow deep sea mining to go ahead, in a meeting starting today.
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Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?
In the past few weeks, climate records have shattered across the globe. July 4 was the hottest global average day on record, breaking the new record set the previous day. Average sea surface temperatures have been the highest ever recorded and Antarctic sea ice extent the lowest on record.
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From the Arctic to the Amazon, peaceful protests will continue
Nothing can really prepare someone for the thought of losing their freedom. This was something I could only imagine as I witnessed friends and colleagues threatened with years of imprisonment…
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Submission: Inquiry into Seabed Mining in New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa delivered its submission to the Inquiry into Seabed Mining.
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Call for halt to NZ importing products linked to deforestation
A Greenpeace petition signed by nearly 16,000 people was delivered to Parliament today calling for the New Zealand government to stop the import of products that are linked to forest…
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Hauraki Gulf Alliance Petitions Parliament to Protect Marine Park from Destructive Fishing Practices
Today, a diverse range of recreational fishing, environmental, law, corporate and business organisations united as the Hauraki Gulf Alliance will deliver a petition calling for bottom trawl methods to be banned from within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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So we have a Global Oceans Treaty. What now?
In March this year, governments made history by unanimously agreeing on a Global Oceans Treaty at the UN. It’s a ground-breaking agreement that will transform the way we treat our blue planet.
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Taxing urea better than He Waka Eke Noa but stronger action needed
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the agriculture industry’s “undue influence” over the Government’s agricultural emissions policy, saying “predatory denial and delay” have stalled emissions pricing
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A Global Plastic Treaty can end the age of plastic
Climate-crisis-fueled storms have hit New Zealand hard this year. In January, we suffered unprecedented extreme weather and flooding. We saw firsthand one of the causes of the climate crisis: single-use plastic.
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What it takes to participate in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
I attended the UN Global Plastics Treaty meeting in November last year as part of the Greenpeace delegation. I was able to observe, for example, the interventions that governments made, including our own government and those of our neighbouring countries.