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Forest And Bird: World Wetland Day 2002

Friday, 1 February 2002, 5:28 pm | Forest And Bird

World Wetland Day 2002: New Zealand lags behind developed nations in terms of wetland protection More >>

DoC’s Leniency On Air Access Criticised

Wednesday, 9 January 2002, 10:50 am | Forest And Bird

The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is calling for a Ministerial inquiry into the Department of Conservation’s inadequate controls on air access to national parks and other conservation lands. More >>

Sea Change - Op-Ed Opinion

Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:43 pm | Forest And Bird

The untimely death of Sir Peter Blake has focused renewed attention on the marine environment – but Eric Pyle asks are we doing enough to ensure our activities are sustainable long-term. More >>

The Year in Review - a conservation perspective

Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:39 pm | Forest And Bird

There were some very good conservation outcomes in 2001, but greater progress is needed on marine issues says Forest and Bird. More >>

Open ocean marine reserves needed to save oceans

Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:01 pm | Forest And Bird

As part of its “I (love) marine reserves” campaign, Forest and Bird is calling for marine reserves to be established over up to 20% of the open ocean. More >>

Labour Threatens The RMA For Christmas

Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 5:20 pm | Forest And Bird

The Labour Government is threatening the fundamental tenets of the Resource Management Act, says Forest and Bird. More >>

Marine Farm Moratorium Important

Thursday, 13 December 2001, 3:06 pm | Forest And Bird

The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society fears that attempts to establish exemptions to the moratorium on new aquaculture development will reopen the threat of aquaculture dominating Auckland's harbours. More >>

Launch Of Forest & Bird's Marine Reserve Campaign

Monday, 10 December 2001, 10:40 am | Forest And Bird

Forest and Bird will launch its marine reserve campaign at Leigh Marine Reserve on Sunday, 9th December, 2001 at 2.30 pm. More >>

Forest And Bird Mourns The Loss Of Sir Peter Blake

Friday, 7 December 2001, 11:54 am | Forest And Bird

"Forest and Bird mourns the death of Sir Peter and sends condolences to his family" said Dr Gerry McSweeney, President of Forest and Bird. "It is a tragedy to lose such a prominent advocate for the environment". More >>

Aquaculture moratorium useful but too short

Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 5:38 pm | Forest And Bird

Government's proposals to control the current marine farming gold rush are largely welcomed, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>

Reefton Gold Mine Toxic Legacy From Former Govt

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 9:53 am | Forest And Bird

The Department of Conservation's decision to give final approval GRD Macraes' proposed Reefton hard rock gold mine is a toxic legacy of the National Government. More >>

Pest Control Is Not Just A Game

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 9:46 am | Forest And Bird

Forest and Bird considers it inappropriate that the Minister of Biosecurity is today launching a new lobby group that includes organisations opposed to the control of conservation pests and Tb vectors. More >>

Forest And Bird: Mosquitoes: Enough Is Enough

Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 5:30 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest and Bird is demanding an immediate end to the importation of dirty used vehicles, after yet another disease transmitting mosquito was found in New Zealand. More >>

Don't Buy Spiders!

Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 10:01 am | Forest And Bird

Forest and Bird is calling for immediate action following the latest find of a black widow spider in imported Californian table grapes. More >>

Environment not on dairy industry's agenda

Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 4:54 pm | Forest And Bird

The environment barely rates a mention on the agenda for the international dairy conference held in Auckland this week, says Forest and Bird. More >>

Protection Of Jackson Bay From Marine Farms

Tuesday, 30 October 2001, 11:35 am | Forest And Bird

The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society welcomes the West Coast Regional Council's decision to decline resource consents to four marine farms in South Westland's Jackson Bay. More >>

Rarest marine dolphin threatened with extinction

Friday, 26 October 2001, 2:22 pm | Forest And Bird

The fishing industry's judicial review of the Minister of Fisheries' decision to save the North Island Hector's dolphin could help push them to extinction, says Forest and Bird. The review and interim orders mean that fishers can continue set-netting ... More >>