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My complex feelings about Cook Islands Language Week
Teia te ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani. It’s almost the end of Cook Islands Language Week, and I am deep in reflection.
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Race to Busan: The last stretch for the global plastics treaty 🏁
The fifth and final round of Plastics Treaty talks pick back up in November and it’s going to be down to the wire.
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Calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining intensify following discovery of dark oxygen production at 5000m depths
Negotiations on whether to allow deep sea mining to go ahead at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), have been rocked by the publication of a groundbreaking study that reveals that the polymetallic…
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Fonterra exposed as major player in global attempts to undermine climate action
An international investigation is exposing Fonterra's role in derailing climate action around the world.
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2023 Annual Impact Report
One of the defining features of progressive policy change is its two-steps-forward-one-step-back nature. And so it was in 2023.
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5 reasons to be hopeful in the fight against deep sea mining
In just a few days, another crucial International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting will start. From July 15th to August 2nd, world leaders will discuss the future of the deep ocean.
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Scorched-earth: making Gaza uninhabitable for generations to come
We are witnessing an unfolding genocide in Gaza that also has dire consequences for ecosystems. It will violate the right of many people to enjoy and live in a healthy environment for generations to come.
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As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding: marine habitats are being squeezed
In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 metres, the combination of high pressure and low temperature creates conditions that dissolve calcium carbonate, the material marine animals use to make their shells.
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New sign highlights river pollution as Luxon’s Legacy
People in hazmat suits were seen wading in one of New Zealand’s polluted rivers yesterday, as Greenpeace activists installed an imitation Department of Conservation sign labelling river pollution ‘Luxon’s legacy’.
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The story of the Energy Transfer SLAPP Lawsuit against Greenpeace and why it matters
Energy Transfer’s SLAPP against Greenpeace is a crucial test of this dangerous legal tactic that, if successful, could be widely applied against peaceful protesters and, indeed, anyone who speaks out or criticises a deep-pocketed corporation. Let’s take a deeper look at the backstory of this lawsuit, the threat posed by SLAPPs, and why this case…
