The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity gives way to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. This aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Restoration is a monumental task. Over the next ten years, every action counts. Every single day. Every country, company, organization, and individual has...
The digital version of Auckland’s Climate Plan (Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri) is online. CTA was one of the submitters to this plan and our submission is here. The launch of the digital plan was marked by a climate action focussed Auckland Conversation: So, Auckland has a climate plan… now what? A recording...
Kevin Hague, the Chief Executive of Forest & Bird, one of the groups that CTA supports, gives a 11/4-minute video message. Image: F&B
The Heritage Unit has been reviewing Category A* historic heritage scheduled places. More than 200 historical summaries have been completed as part of the Historic Heritage Schedule update project, which aims to update and provide consistent information about historic heritage across the Auckland region. The work has been completed by...
Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published earlier in December by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by climate change, including the world’s largest coral reef, the Great Barrier...
Video recordings of all the sessions from the 11-12 November Climate Change + Business Conference are available on the Environmental Defence Society website here.
Today the New Zealand Government declared a climate emergency. The motion in the House passed by 76 votes to 43. New Zealand is the 33rd country in the world to declare a climate change emergency. The declaration acknowledged that over 1800 jurisdictions in 32 countries have already declared a climate...
In a report released today, the Environmental Defence Society calls for a strengthening of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 to better protect the landscapes of the Hauraki Gulf Islands. Protecting the Hauraki Gulf Islands examines the effectiveness of the act, current planning provisions and other approaches in protecting...
New Zealand is part of a global ecological crisis. The World Wildlife Fund for Nature Living Planet report 2020 found there has been a 68% average decline of birds, amphibians, mammals, fish, and reptiles since 1970. Forest & Bird has documented in this report an important part of New Zealand’s...
The first project approved by a panel under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act is a 24-metre high earth dam on the Kopenui Stream in Northland. This project involves the construction of water storage and distribution infrastructure in Kaikohe to support the development of Northland’s agriculture and horticulture sector, and...