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Environmental Defence Society
EDS speaks for the environment. It has influence.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
Environmental Defence Society - Latest News [Page 12]
EDS/Forest & Bird call for greater environmental protection
Friday, 12 April 2019, 6:47 pm | Environmental Defence Society
In a comprehensive joint submission on the Government’s discussion paper on future management of Crown Pastoral Land, EDS and Forest & Bird have called for greater environmental protections after tenure review. More >>
New settings proposed for plantation forestry
Monday, 8 April 2019, 9:11 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Forest & Bird have released an analysis of the current regulations governing plantation forestry in New Zealand. The analysis calls for a fundamental reset of the rules to better protect the environment. More >>
EDS welcomes Environment Court ruling
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 2:34 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has welcomed the recent decision from the Environment Court regarding land use clearance on Simons Pass Station in the Mackenzie Country. More >>
NZ’s Future RM System: Criteria for Reform Workshop Series
Monday, 1 April 2019, 4:17 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Over the course of 2019 the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) will be continuing its large-scale review of New Zealand's resource management system. This review has been split into two phases. Phase 1, which provided in depth analysis of the system ... More >>
EDS challenges legal profession to stand for independence
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 2:09 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS challenges the legal profession to stand up for independent legal research More >>
EDS calls for reform of Hauraki Gulf governance
Monday, 4 March 2019, 4:16 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society today released its publication “Governance of the Hauraki Gulf: A review of options.” The report, co-authored by Raewyn Peart and Brooke Cox, recommends reforms to better address the continuing decline in the ... More >>
EDS not convinced abandoning tenure review is a good thing
Sunday, 17 February 2019, 11:12 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has concerns about the decision to abandon tenure review, as described in the discussion paper released by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) today. More >>
EDS releases major report on resource management reform
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 7:34 am | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its report on phase 1 of its resource management reform project. The project takes a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system could be improved. More >>
EDS congratulates Raewyn Peart, MNZM
Monday, 31 December 2018, 11:10 am | Environmental Defence Society
Raewyn Peart, the Environmental Defence Society’s Policy Director, has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours list. More >>
EDS scaremongering on fisheries management?
Friday, 23 November 2018, 2:14 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Stuff recently reported that Shane Jones and NZ First have blocked an EDS appointment of our Policy Director Raewyn Peart to a Ministerial fisheries advisory group. The reason given is our recent publication Voices from the Sea which reveals a number ... More >>
Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari back on track
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 2:57 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Ministers of Conservation and Fisheries today announced their intention to establish a Ministerial Advisory Committee, early next year, to assist with the implementation of the Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial plan. More >>
EDS welcomes Resource Management Reform proposals
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 6:52 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS is very supportive of the two-phase approach to resource management reform announced earlier today by the Minister for the Environment. More >>
EDS releases Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari report
Friday, 2 November 2018, 10:18 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society today released its report Turning the Tide: Integrated marine planning in New Zealand . The report distils lessons from the Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial planning project in the Hauraki Gulf, which was completed ... More >>
Electric Trains saved after all
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 3:28 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has welcomed the announcement by State-owned Enterprises Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters, Hon Phil Twyford and Hon James Shaw that Government intends to reverse the earlier decision by Kiwirail to abandon electric trains on the North Island Main ... More >>
EDS welcomes decision on Te Mata track
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 10:39 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has welcomed the announcement by Hastings District Council that it intends to take action to restore the top part of the contested track on Te Mata. More >>
Climate Change & Business Conference Communique Day 2
Friday, 12 October 2018, 10:28 am | Environmental Defence Society
The twin challenges of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to prevent disastrous levels of climate change and dealing with the impacts that are now unavoidable dominated discussion on day two of the Climate Change and Business Conference on Wednesday. More >>
Climate Change & Business Conference Communique
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 12:43 pm | Environmental Defence Society
What a difference a year makes, the National Party’s environment spokesperson, Scott Simpson, told the EDS Climate Change and Business Conference yesterday. More >>
Resource Management Law Reform Project
Friday, 5 October 2018, 1:05 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its third working paper as part of its Resource Management Law Reform Project. The project is taking a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system operates and how it could be improved for the coming decades. More >>
Reform or Transform: RMLA Conference 2018
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:29 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Resource Management Law Association’s annual conference Reform or Transform is being held this year at Te Papa in just 5 weeks. EDS is supporting this important opportunity for resource management professionals to network and upskill. More >>
The Road to Resource Management Reform
Monday, 23 July 2018, 4:05 pm | EDS
This workshop will examine three potential stages for resource management reform over the coming years. First, it will review changes proposed to the Resource Management Act likely to be enacted during 2018. These include the Government’s expressed ... More >>
