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Manawanui sinking: an expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial – and the main challenges ahead
Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken New Zealand naval ship off the coast of Samoa.
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Greenpeace opposition to the Hawke’s Bay Water Trust
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council proposal to establish a trust to hold the consents for the Ruataniwha dam – renamed the Tukituki Water Storage Scheme – is of grave concern.
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New UN climate report highlights climate extremism of Luxon Government
The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report has warned that if countries do not commit to rapid action to cut rising climate pollution emissions, the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global…
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Seabed mining sinks offshore wind industry
Greenpeace says the decision by an offshore wind developer to cancel its plans for wind farms in New Zealand due to conflict with a seabed mining project included in the…
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Luxon rolling in the mud with Fed Farmers lobbyists
Greenpeace says Luxon “rolling in mud” with pro-pollution Federated Farmers after anti-nature Resource Management Freshwater Amendment Bill passes into law.
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UN biodiversity target set to be missed by eight decades, Greenpeace warns
While governments begin talks at the UN Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia, a Greenpeace International report released today warns that at the current rate of progress the 30x30 ocean target won't be reached till 2107.
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How the Global Ocean Treaty can boost climate action
In December 2019, Greenpeace International released 30×30 In Hot Water: The climate crisis and the urgent need for ocean protection. This makes the scientific case for creating a network of marine…
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Achieving the 30×30 target through the Global Ocean Treaty
Through the Global Ocean Treaty, the global community can deliver the 30×30 target and ensure the long-term health and sustainability of the ocean beyond borders.
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Luxon strips local governments’ power to protect fresh water
Greenpeace says the Government’s move to remove local government power to protect fresh water is an underhanded overreach that undermines democracy and puts vital fresh water at risk.
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Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.
