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More needed on Oceans Policy
Monday, 30 June 2008, 12:19 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Environment and Conservation Organisations has welcomed the emergence of proposed legislation after a 5 year hiatus on the Oceans Policy. More >>
Biofuels Bill report back much improved
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 10:30 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Environment and Conservation Organisations today welcomed the report back of the much improved Biofuels Bill. More >>
Expulsion of Shell from Ogoni, Nigeria Hailed
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 3:47 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The expulsion of Shell Oil from Ogoni country in the Niger Delta by the Nigerian Government was hailed in Wellington today by the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ as a wake up call to the big oil companies to clean up their environmental ... More >>
Dolphin decision broadly welcomed but risks remain
Friday, 30 May 2008, 12:53 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Environment and Conservation Organisations today broadly welcomed the decisions of the Minister of Fisheries, Jim Anderton, and the Minister of Conservation, Steve Chadwick, to reduce the threats on Hector’s and Maui dolphins. More >>
Budget leaves conservation in the cold
Friday, 23 May 2008, 4:08 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Budget 2008 has largely left New Zealand’s environment and conservation estate and threatened species out in the cold says the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ (ECO). More >>
Climate legislation needs strengthening
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:50 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Environmental Trading Scheme has to be strengthened to ensure all those that emit greenhouse gases have an equal incentive to reduce their emissions, the Environment and Conservation Organisations told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee ... More >>
Taxpayers to subsidise polluters more and longer
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 9:18 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION ORGANISATIONS of NZ Inc. Level 2, 126 Vivian St, Wellington, New Zealand PO Box 11-057, Wellington More >>
High Seas Bottom Trawl Controls Welcomed
Monday, 28 April 2008, 3:10 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
ECO welcomed the Government’s putting measures in place to implement the Interim Measures agreed for bottom fishing on the High Seas in the South Pacific. More >>
High Seas Bottom Trawl Controls Welcomed
Sunday, 27 April 2008, 11:56 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
ECO welcomed the Government's putting measures in place to implement the Interim Measures agreed for bottom fishing on the High Seas in the South Pacific. More >>
Conservation Job Losses for Trade Deals
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 9:24 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The substantial job losses pending at the Department of Conservation come just days after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gained huge amounts of extra funding, particularly in the area of Trade negotiations and foreign posts, says the Environment and Conservation ... More >>
Government drops the ball on marine protection
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:59 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Government has again dropped the ball when it comes to real marine protection, says ECO, the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ. in response to today’s release of the Marine Protected Areas policy Classification, Protection Standard ... More >>
Environment report: species at risk, action needed
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 12:02 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
Environment report highlights species at risk and action needed from farming, fishing and transport to protect environment The Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ (ECO) today called for more action to protect the New Zealand environment. More >>
Priorities for environmentalists
Monday, 2 July 2007, 3:14 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
Environmentalists and groups including farmers on the weekend agreed on the need for urgent action to protect rivers and water ecosystems and for action on climate change. More >>
Prvt Spying: Call For Change at Solid Energy
Monday, 28 May 2007, 8:40 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The revelation that agents of Solid Energy, the coal mining State Owned Enterprise, employed people to infiltrate and to spy on an environmental organization is alarming, says ECO co-chair Cath Wallace. More >>
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permits Allocation Issue
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:00 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand Inc P O Box 11-057, Wellington. eco@reddfish.co.nz More >>
Government – Industry Fisheries Accord is a Sham
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 10:00 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
“The fishing industry Accord with the Minister of Fisheries, Jim Anderton, is a fake and a sham which offers “protection” from bottom trawling where virtually no bottom trawling occurs, says the Environment and Conservation Organisations of ... More >>
Coal’s a goner, renewables workable, can’t wait
Monday, 11 December 2006, 4:17 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Energy Strategy released by the government today is a major step forward and shows that coal is not a viable part of the New Zealand energy picture. “On existing prices, New Zealand’s whole expected expansion of 1400MW of electricity demand ... More >>
Fisheries Act law change welcomed
Friday, 8 December 2006, 5:06 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ (ECO) today welcomed that Government's decision to include the precautionary approach in the Fisheries Act. More >>
Northern Hemisphere Fisheries Raid Sth Pacific
Monday, 13 November 2006, 2:26 pm | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The European Commission, Russia and Korea blocked prolonged attempts in Hobart at reaching agreement to limit bottom trawling and pelagic (mid water) trawling in the South Pacific this week. The result is that an international attempt to reach agreed ... More >>
PM urged to Act on Bottom Trawling at Pac Forum
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 10:06 am | Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The international community is waiting and watching to see whether Pacific Leaders including Prime Minister Helen Clark will support an immediate moratorium on bottom trawling or whether New Zealand will try at the Leaders’ Retreat to curb proposed ... More >>
