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Importance of protecting Significant Natural Areas

2 years ago
Biodiversity, Conservation
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Farmers protesting against the Government have presented significant natural areas (SNAs) as one of a portfolio of “outrages” by the government.  Like climate destabilisation, the loss of NZ’s biodiversity has…
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Mining law will change to ensure oil and gas miners clean up before leaving

2 years ago
Conservation, Fisheries, Oceania
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The Government intends to amend the Crown Minerals Act 1991 in the wake of the issues affecting Tamarind Taranaki and its ability to fund the decommissioning of the Tui oil…
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Coromandel Watchdog protests mining plans at Hikuai

2 years ago
Conservation
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On Easter Friday, members and supporters of Coromandel Watchdog protested at further mining proposals at Hikuai, south of Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. Multi-national Oceana Gold has an exploration permit across…
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Ross Sea: Antarctic Marine Protection Comes into force on 1 December 2017

5 years ago
Antarctica, Biodiversity, Conservation, ECO, Fisheries, Marine, Science
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ECO Vice-Chair and long-time Antarctic campaigner Cath Wallace previews the new protections for the Antarctic which come into force this Friday, 1st December:   The Ross Sea Marine Protected Area…
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Why I love the messy and the unexplored…

5 years ago
Conservation, ECO, Health
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ECO intern and HECUA student Elena Meth is with ECO for a few weeks starting in October 2017. Elena wrote about what inspires her love of nature, and why getting…
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Fix our farming to restore our environment. An opinion piece by Derek Broadmore

6 years ago
Agriculture and farming, Biodiversity, Conservation, Organics
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Derek Broadmore was an early director of the Environmental Defence Society, a lawyer in Wellington for 35 years and Chair of both BioGro and OANZ at different times. After leaving…
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ECO Submission Summary: the Conservation and Environment Science Roadmap

6 years ago
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, ECO, Marine, Science
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The Department of Conservation and Ministry for the Environment are working together to identify the areas of scientific knowledge which will be required by government over the next 20 years…
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How Drones are Helping Conservation Efforts

6 years ago
Biodiversity, Conservation, Science
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Author Emma Mills is a wildlife enthusiast and writer who came across a site where drone footage is made publicly available, including that of nature and wildlife.  Emma considers the…
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The Environmental Impact Of Cigarette Litter

7 years ago
Conservation, Fisheries, Health, Marine, Pollution, Science
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Daisy Poe from Quitza draws our attention to the immense threat to our marine environment and air quality caused by smoking and discarded butts. Quitza is a non profit where…
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Choose Clean water – petition to be presented 29 March!

7 years ago
Conservation, Freshwater
No Comments
The Choose Clean Water Campaign now has over 10,000 signatures and is aiming for 15,000 before presenting it to Parliament on 29 March. If you have not already signed the petition…
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A renaissance in the Waikato

7 years ago
Conservation
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HECUA student and ECO intern Emily Donaldson continues her series looking at ecological restoration projects in New Zealand.   Her research is based upon the survey work undertaken by ECO…
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A positive bias for Bushy Park!

7 years ago
Conservation
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ECO’s intern and HECUA student Emily Donaldson continues her series looking at ecological restoration projects happening around New Zealand, based upon the survey work ECO undertook last winter. In this…
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Ecological transition in Hawke’s Bay

7 years ago
Conservation, Marine, Uncategorized
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In this third article in a series reviewing the responses to a survey ECO undertook on ecological restoration and conservation work being performed by the voluntary sector in New Zealand, ECO…
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Rangi and Papa’s Vestibules

7 years ago
Biodiversity, Conservation
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ECO intern, Emily Donaldson from the U.S HECUA programme, continues her review of conservation work being undertaken by the voluntary sector in New Zealand as surveyed by ECO in August this year.…
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Recent Posts

  • Emerging from the Shadows: Resource Management System Reform 08/03/2022
  • ECO calls for more funding on climate action and biodiversity protection 08/03/2022
  • Importance of protecting Significant Natural Areas 05/08/2021
  • ECO calls for an end to bottom trawling on seamounts and other underwater ecosystems. 08/06/2021
  • Consultation on phasing out fossil fuels in process heat 21/04/2021

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