Key Issues

These are the key issues we work on listed below. Please browse the links on the right to read articles on these issues and find out more information:

Antarctica

- including toothfish fisheries and protection of the Ross Sea

Aquaculture

- including expansion of fin fish farming, changes to the Resource Management Act and role of the government agencies.

Biodiversity

- including the national policy statement on biodiversity

Coastal and Catchment

- The integration of land and water management is seen most clearly in relationship between catchment management and its connection to the coastal environment.

Climate change

- including international and domestic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy

- including sustainable energy management and renewable energy.

Forests

- including plantation forestry, log imports, NZ Forest Accord and other agreements with the forest industry.

Lakes, rivers and wetlands

- including conservation of lakes, rivers and wetlands, and the Land and Water Forum

Mining

- including world heritage and mining on conservation land

Oceans and fisheries

- including oceans policy, sustainable fisheries, and marine protection

Resource Management Act*

- including changes to the Resource Management and fast tracking of projects.

Transport*

- including unsustainable roading projects and sustainable alternatives

Greening the Economy*

- including green charges, green technologies, green growth, environmental indicators and alternatives to GDP.

*Articles to be added soon



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