Forest And Bird - Latest News [Page 20]
Videos show dire consequences of DOC underfunding
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 4:57 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has released two dramatic videos showing how Northland's forests, which are undergoing a masting event this year, are collapsing due to chronic underfunding of DOC and lack of pest control. More >>
Forest & Bird deliver fossil fuel ultimatum to ANZ
Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:36 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand's largest independent conservation organisation has put New Zealand's largest bank on notice to divest from fossil fuels or risk losing their business. More >>
Water accord report highlights non-compliance
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 4:48 pm | Forest And Bird
While it is good to see progress being made by dairy farmers on many environmental issues, the Water Accord report released today also highlights that this good work is being let down by persistently high non-compliance by large numbers of farmers ... More >>
Kermadec Sanctuary is a NZ achievement
Monday, 11 April 2016, 2:07 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says that the Kermadec Rangitahua Sanctuary is a New Zealand achievement, and one that every New Zealander should be proud of. More >>
solarcity and Forest & Bird join forces
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 12:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Auckland, 6 April 2016 - solarcity and Forest & Bird have announced an innovative partnership aimed at encouraging Kiwis to take meaningful action against the threats of climate change in New Zealand. More >>
Once in a lifetime chance to work with kākāpō
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 3:53 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservation enthusiasts are being offered the chance to visit Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) to care for kākāpō this May. More >>
Forest & Bird works with fishers to save seabirds
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 1:31 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is helping New Zealand anglers protect seabirds over Easter weekend, with a new guide on how to keep birds off their hook, and how to safely release snared birds. More >>
Wairarapa dam a doubtful environmental investment
Friday, 11 March 2016, 3:00 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird's Wairarapa Branch has expressed concern over plans to subsidise a large water storage scheme with $804,000 of public money. More >>
Bathurst should give up their resource consents
Friday, 11 March 2016, 9:17 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on Bathurst Resources Limited to surrender their access rights and resource consents for coal mining on the high value conservation land of the Denniston Plateau, after the announcement today that the mine will close in ... More >>
Kermadec Sanctuary a win for the environment
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 2:27 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government’s introduction of Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary legislation to Parliament today is a long awaited victory for the marine environment, says Forest & Bird Marine Advocate Anton van Helden More >>
Forest & Bird and tangatawhenua unite for marine protection
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 10:16 am | Forest And Bird
On the eve of Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s decision whether to allow the RENA wreck to remain on the Astrolabe Reef, Forest & Bird and tangatawhenua are asking the government to maintain the area’s exclusion zone for fishing. More >>
Forest & Bird to Consider Court Decision Over Ruataniwha
Friday, 19 February 2016, 2:21 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is carefully considering a decision from the High Court released earlier today on the Ruataniwha Dam land swap as it has widespread legal implications for every other specially protected area of land in New Zealand. Forest & Bird ... More >>
Forest & Bird condemn pitiful scale of Marine Sanctuaries
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 4:00 pm | Forest And Bird
With public consultation meetings on the Government’s new Marine Protected Areas Act underway, Forest & Bird is drawing attention to a Department of Conservation map that reveals the minute scale of existing marine protected areas in New Zealand ... More >>
Vast oceans of NZ must be included in discussion document
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:25 am | Forest And Bird
Seabirds and other marine animals forage and migrate over waters well beyond the 12 nautical mile limit - the vast oceans of NZ need to be included in the Marine Protected Areas discussion document More >>
Fowl play in a good way at Forest & Bird reserve
Friday, 22 January 2016, 11:41 am | Forest And Bird
Eighty pāteke – New Zealand’s rarest mainland waterfowl – have been relocated to their new home near Bethels Beach today after a successful year of conservation by Forest & Bird Waitakere. More >>
Forest & Bird urges submissions on discussion document
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 2:58 pm | Forest And Bird
The clock is ticking down for those wanting to provide for protection in all of our oceans under the new Marine Protected Areas Act discussion document. More >>
Fishing parks a distraction from Marine Protected Areas
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 5:03 pm | Forest And Bird
Recreational fishing parks should not be included in the primary legislation for protecting New Zealand’s marine environment, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Proposed Marine Protected Areas legislation will fail Oceans
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 4:24 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government is failing to protect our oceans by not including our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in its Marine Protected Areas Act discussion document released today. Forest & Bird Marine advocate Anton van Helden says we have been waiting nearly ... More >>
Court declares that Council contravened its duty
Friday, 18 December 2015, 1:01 pm | Forest And Bird
The Environment Court has declared that the New Plymouth District Council contravened its duty to protect significant natural areas (SNA’s) by failing to add known SNA's to its District Plan. More >>
Hard work not over yet for international seabird protection
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:00 am | Forest And Bird
The recent Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in Bali Indonesia proved to be a mixed result for Forest & Bird’s seabird advocate and BirdLife International representative, Karen Baird. Accidental capture of birds by longline ... More >>