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The southern Milky Way graces the night skies over Wai-iti, near Wakefield - the home of New Zealand's first Dark Sky Park. Photo: Darkskies.nz / Supplied
Wai-iti Reserve near Nelson to be New Zealand's first Dark Sky Park
July 10, 2020

The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) has recently accredited Wai-iti Recreation Reserve and Tunnicliff Forest with the status...IDA executive director Ruskin Hartley said the achievement was testament to the persistence of those involved in the years-long nomination, ...He described such

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The view from Whakatāne Heads towards Ōhope. Photo: 123RF
Iwi welcomes freshwater and environment package in wake of Covid-19
July 10, 2020

A little bit of hope at the end of a very long, dark tunnel...That's how a recent government funding boost for freshwater and environmental projects has been described by Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Ngāti Awa who are desperate to lift their whānau out of unemployment post-Covid-19.

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Suidani meets Mai Masina Green Belt. Source - https://www.solomonstarnews.com/
Suidani meets Mai Masina Green Belt
June 19, 2020

Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani has welcomed and congratulated Mai Masina Green Belt, a local environmental group, over the weekend.

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Snowy 2.0 threatens to pollute pristine Snowy Mountains rivers. Schopier/Wikimedia
Let’s fix Australia’s environment with any pandemic recovery aid – the Kiwis are doing it
June 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant economic challenges for Australia.

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If we don’t stabilise the climate we will fall into an irreversible Hothouse Earth scenario. Credit - www.resilience.org
‘Collapse of Civilisation is the Most Likely Outcome’: Top Climate Scientists
June 12, 2020

Australia’s top climate scientist says “we are already deep into the trajectory towards collapse” of civilisation, which may now be inevitable because 9 of the 15 known global climate tipping points that regulate the state of the planet have been activated.

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Canoe in Siviri village, North Efate, Vanuatu. Credit - V. Jungblut
Vanuatu World Environment Week
June 5, 2020

Next week the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) will be celebrating the Vanuatu National Environment Week (VNEW) in Port Vila to coincide with World Environment Day (WED) which falls on June 5th every year.

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A mound of plastic bottles at a recycling plant near Bangkok in Thailand. Around 300 million tonnes of plastic is made every year and most of it is not recycled. Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
May 21, 2020

Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers.

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The executive director of Planet of the Humans, Michael Moore, has defended the film against criticism from environmentalists saying he wanted to ignite a discussion. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Once again Michael Moore stirs the environmental pot – but conservationists turn up the heat on him
May 8, 2020

Planet of the Humans is an environmental documentary that has enraged renewable energy experts and environmentalists, with some calling for its high-profile executive producer, Michael Moore, to apologise.

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We have the opportunity to reshape our economies to support life on Earth. Governments should take it.
Bail Out the Planet
May 8, 2020

We have the opportunity to reshape our economies to support life on Earth. Governments should take it...Do Not Resuscitate. This tag should be attached to the oil, airline and car companies.

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Dead bats for sale hang in an Indonesian market. Credit: UC Davis
The link between virus spillover, wildlife extinction and the environment
April 17, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can infectious diseases be connected to environmental change? Yes, indicates a study published today from the University of California, Davis' One Health Institute.

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