1Nov 22, 2018
Forest & Bird, New Zealand’s largest independent conservation organisation, moved its bank accounts from ANZ because of serious concerns over the bank’s investments in fossil fuels. Forest & Bird asked ANZ for a fossil fuel divestment plan in 2016, but hasn’t been satisfied with the company’s response. In March 2018, Forest & Bird announced its […]
2Nov 20, 2018
One-hundred and fifty scientists from around the country have signed this letter to the Government asking for bold action to tackle climate change. Here is their letter in-full: We the undersigned, representing diverse academic disciplines, call on the government to take robust and emergency action in response to the deepening ecological crisis. The science is […]
3Jul 28, 2017
Conservation and development organisations welcome PCE call for a new climate law. WWF-New Zealand, Forest & Bird, and Oxfam New Zealand welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) report, ‘Stepping Stones to Paris and Beyond’, released today. The PCE report identifies an historic opportunity for the next New Zealand Parliament to enshrine climate change […]
4Jul 14, 2017
Thursday was a big day. A massive iceberg 10 times the size of Lake Taupo broke off the Larsen C iceshelf in Antarctica, the worst snowstorm in years hit both islands disrupting power and road networks, and the Government announced policies to fast track coal mines and extend logging of conservation forests. Yes, you read that […]
5Dec 14, 2015
Forest & Bird welcomes the Paris Climate Agreement. cIt sets in place strong goals that will be impossible to ignore. Central to the agreement is a commitment by 196 countries to keep global warming well below 2 degrees and to aim for no more than 1.5 degrees warming. This means the end for fossil fuels – […]
6Jan 13, 2014
I have recently returned from holidaying in sunbaked Queensland, Australia, which lies on the doorstep of the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. As a travelling environmentalist and advocate for Forest & Bird it’s hard to take a complete break from work because environmental problems are rife throughout the world. And the ‘lucky’ country is by no […]
7Jul 15, 2013
It is planting season. The gumboots and spades are out. Every weekend in winter there are community events where Forest and Birders and many other people are digging holes and planting native seedlings in local reserves, parks, riverbanks and sanctuaries. These projects are promoted and managed by a wide range of organisations, community groups, and […]
8Feb 3, 2009
Google has just announced a new tool that allows viewers to take a glimpse under the sea, which goes a long way to addressing our “out of sight – out of mind mentality” currently plaguing marine conservation efforts. Having just rolled out google sky following the ever-popular google earth, google is now giving us a chance to dive […]
9Jan 17, 2009
While the impacts of climate change on land are hotly discussed, its effect on our oceans and marine life tend to fall into the ‘out of sight out of mind’ black hole. Yet the effect of increased carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere is likely to have significant impacts both on our marine life and […]