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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 3]
EDS Finds Significant Gaps In Current Law For Managed Retreat
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:28 am | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its second working paper as part of its Aotearoa New Zealand’s Climate Change Adaptation Act: Building a Durable Future project. The project is focussed on developing recommendations for the content of the new Climate Adaptation ... More >>
EDS Endorses The Recommendations Of The Forestry Inquiry
Friday, 12 May 2023, 3:06 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into land uses associated with the mobilisation of woody debris (including forestry slash) and sediment in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne District and Wairoa District was released today. EDS and others called for the Inquiry after ... More >>
EDS and Pure Advantage seek tightening of forest harvesting rules to prevent slash and sediment
Sunday, 9 April 2023, 11:56 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society and Pure Advantage have filed a joint submission to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use practices in Tairāwhiti and have called for sweeping changes to the regulations governing plantation forestry in New Zealand. ... More >>
EDS Releases Report On Environmental Advocacy; Calls For Creation Of An Environmental Defender’s Office
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 1:09 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has published a new report titled Environmental Advocacy in a Future Resource Management System . Authored by EDS Policy Director Dr Greg Severinsen, the report investigates how advocacy could be improved as part of the reform process replacing ... More >>
Draft Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan Needs More Ambition
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 2:49 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has lodged its submission on the draft Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan. “It’s great that the draft plan has finally seen the light of day. It’s been a very long time in the making, with more than six years passing ... More >>
EDS Lodges Its Final Submission On The Resource Management Reform Bills
Friday, 17 February 2023, 3:00 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has released its final submission on the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBEB) and the Spatial Planning Bill (SPB). EDS had earlier released a draft submission and sought feedback from interested parties. “We have ... More >>
EDS Releases First Working Paper On Managed Retreat Law
Monday, 13 February 2023, 6:26 am | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its first working paper as part of its Aotearoa New Zealand’s Climate Change Adaptation Act: Building a Durable Future project. The project is focussed on developing recommendations for the content of the new Climate Adaptation ... More >>
Proposed Fisheries Sustainability Measures Are Positive But Need Strengthening
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 7:53 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has lodged submissions on proposed fisheries sustainability measures for Coromandel scallops, Northland spiny red rock lobster (CRA 1) and Tory Channel kina which affect management settings for these stocks. ... More >>
EDS Files Legal Proceedings Challenging The Lawfulness Of Plantation Forestry Regulations
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 8:33 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society says that the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) are failing to protect the coastal marine environment from the significant adverse effects of sedimentation associated with plantation ... More >>
Make Your Submission On The Resource Management Reform Bills: What To Tell Our Lawmakers
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 5:59 am | Environmental Defence Society
Date: 25 January 2023 Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm The Environmental Defence Society, with support from the Resource Management Law Association, is hosting an online workshop on the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill to assist ... More >>
EDS Calls For Minister Nash To Rethink An Inquiry Into Plantation Forestry
Monday, 16 January 2023, 3:04 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society is calling on the Minister of Forestry, Hon Stuart Nash, to think again about the merits of an independent Inquiry into exotic forest planting and harvest methods. “On Morning Report today, Minister Nash said there ... More >>
EDS Calls For Formal Inquiry Into Forestry Practices Following East Coast Disaster
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 1:40 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society says that the latest disaster on the East Coast needs a formal Commission of Inquiry into forestry practices. “We have seen yet again the consequences of inadequate controls over exotic plantation forestry operations, ... More >>
EDS Supports Resource Management Reform Bills But Calls For Key Improvements
Friday, 23 December 2022, 2:27 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has released some initial analysis of the two new bills that will replace the Resource Management Act next year and says it will continue to support the reforms. However, it is calling for important improvements ... More >>
Fisheries NZ Proposals On Fisheries Habitat Not Up To The Job
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 5:28 am | Environmental Defence Society
17 November 2022 The Environmental Defence Society has lodged its submission on the Fisheries NZ proposals for Guidelines and Operational Proposals on habitat of particular significance for fisheries management and says the proposals won’t work. ... More >>
Good To See Legislation Replacing The RMA, But Improvements Needed To Protect The Environment
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:02 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has welcomed the introduction of two significant bills into the House to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA): the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBEB) and the Spatial Planning Bill (SPB). These have been long in the making, and a result ... More >>
EDS And Pure Advantage Call For Tighter Controls On Forestry
Friday, 11 November 2022, 5:48 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society and Pure Advantage have joined forces to draft a submission on the review of the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (the Standards). The submission seeks significant tightening of the rules ... More >>
Coastal Wetlands Left High And Dry Under Ministry Proposals
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:44 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has filed its submission on the Ministry for the Environment’s regulations on coastal wetlands and says that the Ministry’s approach undermines the original intent of the regulations and leaves coastal wetlands vulnerable ... More >>
West Coast Stewardship Land Reclassification Full Of Errors
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 3:33 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has filed its submission on the West Coast stewardship land reclassification and says that the recommendations from the Department of Conservation’s specialist panels are “more wrong than right”. “We have done a deep dive into ... More >>
EDS Report Finds Economic Considerations Trump Environmental Needs In Policy-making
Monday, 22 August 2022, 12:07 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released a report examining the role of science in freshwater policy which is now available online . Science for Policy: The Role of Science in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management by Dr Deidre Koolen-Bourke and Raewyn ... More >>
EDS Supports Draft National Policy Statement On Indigenous Biodiversity, Calling For Improvements
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:39 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has filed an extensive submission on the proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS IB) and has called for improvements to make it work better. The link to the submission is below. “This ... More >>
