… Our Carbon targets, no council investment in the oil industry, opposition to exploration in the Great South Basin, … greater vessel monitoring, species bans alternative fishing methods which are not destructive to sea floor. Again … and ecosystems in our region? Continued monitoring of fishing is important and creating and enforcing reserves so …

… fragile native ecosystems.     In addition to pathways for industry, the changes further dilute the definition of a … us,” says Mr Hague. … Wetlands imperiled as Govt caves to industry …

With your help, we can clean up our waterways and build a smarter, greener economy. Let’s not let the government rip up strong protections and allow polluters to destroy what we hold dear. Robust regional freshwater plans were set to be introduced by …

… As the mining industry meets in Christchurch, Forest & Bird warns that … manufacturing in developing countries. Chris Baker from industry lobby group Straterra, a speaker at the … – only a small proportion is retained in the steel." The industry also talks up carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a …

… after year.  “Yet our governments, councils, and powerful industry groups are still allowing native habitat loss and …

… to 2.4m. It’s hard to bring these large turtles on board a fishing boat when caught up in a longline, and many are cut … decades as the result of longline and pelagic driftnet fishing.  The western Pacific subpopulation is assessed as … the bycatch risk to leatherbacks from surface longline fishing in our waters.  The issue has been studied by NIWA …

Forest & Bird says it's important the Ngaruroro river is recognised and protected for its outstanding values. This week Forest & Bird will be presenting evidence to a Special Tribunal considering whether to grant a Water Conservation Order (WCO) over the …

… 78% of rubbish on New Zealand beaches, and most of it is fishing lines, plastic bags, or small fragments. “Floating …

… desperately important that New Zealand’s government and industry leaders act with urgency to rein in our emissions,” …

… health, were excluded in response to  pushback from industry.   The regulations for Intensive Winter Grazing, … deferred until 2022 in response to requests from industry . Industry promised to make  “immediate improvements to …

… Zealand’s total marine environment fully protected from fishing, we’ve got some catching up to do. “We need to turn … and less than one percent of our ocean protected from fishing.” Shaun is also concerned that lack of funding for … commitment to transforming commercial and recreational fishing to make them ecologically sustainable, stop …

… to prevent 15,000 birds dying every year in commercial fishing nets and on long-lines. The PCE has called for better … which Forest & Bird fully supports - along with improved fishing rules, and stronger enforcement of those rules. “The … from threatened to at risk Seabirds killed by commercial fishing include: Antipodean and Gibson’s albatross are …

… is happening; Toheroa haven't recovered in 40 years; fishing methods are still damaging the seabed; and seabirds …

… our ocean environment and the massive opposition to their industry.  We’ve fought them all the way to the Supreme Court, along with Iwi and the fishing industry. Now, they want to get in through the back door. …

… Do we still need coking coal?   A: The global steel industry is already beginning to transition away from … it offers a precarious future based on a boom-and-bust industry vulnerable to volatile global prices.   We saw this … term?   A: This is a significant risk. The global mining industry is rapidly moving towards automation with technology …