By Fergus Sutherland, Papatowai conservationist The South East Marine Protection Forum, of which I was a member, was asked to obtain a consensus on a network of marine protection mechanisms, including full marine reserves, for the range of marine habitats on the coast and out to the 12 nautical mile...
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By Nicky Snoyink, Forest & Bird Canterbury/West Coast Regional Manager If you have ever been lucky enough to visit the Southern Alps alpine zone, you will be familiar with some of the 750+ native alpine plants species, subspecies and varieties and associated native animals that live there.[1] You may have...
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Delaying freshwater reform would be a disastrous step backwards and could be the final nail in the coffin for our rivers, lakes and wetlands New Zealand is blessed with water. Fresh water flows from our snow and glacier-clad mountains, through our farms and cities, to the sea. Rivers have deep...
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Forest & Bird Youth has written to the Prime Minister, joining many other eNGOs in calling for nature to be a top priority for the Government in the recovery from COVID-19. Right now, New Zealand is facing a public health crisis: COVID-19. This crisis has caused the loss of jobs...
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Forest & Bird has published a three-year plan for nature ahead of September’s general election. New Zealanders love nature and want to protect it. It is part of our identity, the foundation of our economy, and what makes this country special. In fact, nature is at the heart of everything...
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By George Hobson, Forest & Bird Wellington Youth Leader Being eye-to-eye with a hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) sitting peacefully on its nest is one of my most memorable experiences. It wasn’t just the wider environment of enormous, ancient forests and dynamic coastlines. Nor was it simply the strong fishy stench coupled...
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Why do we need a National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB)? The 2018 State of the Environment report identified we had over 4000 plants and animals in New Zealand at risk of extinction. And despite some doing better under intensive management, many are still quietly slipping away. Our approach...
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By Rose Davis, Communications Officer Forest & Bird Climate change makes the air heavy with guilt. Filling my car with toxic-smelling petrol is bad enough, without seeing Greta Thunberg’s accusing eyes in my mind or hearing her warning – “how dare you!” – as I disembowel my wallet at the...
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The announcement of funding for three conservation pest control projects in Northland, while great news masks the fact that the majority of Northland native forests on conservation land have no meaningful and consistent large scale pest control. On private land thankfully, pest control is expanding. The funding announced will...
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