Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society - Latest News [Page 24]
Good News For Conservation And The Coast
Friday, 10 September 1999, 3:58 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Labour's West Coast forests policy announced today has won praise from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society More >>
Ministry Of Fisheries Mislead Over Fishery Bill
Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 12:11 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Forest and Bird Society rejected claims by the Ministry of Fisheries that the recently passed Fisheries Amendment Bill (No 1) will provide for sustainable fisheries. More >>
Ratification of Fisheries Agreement Supported
Monday, 6 September 1999, 5:43 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today supported moves by Parliament to ratify the High Seas Fisheries Agreement and the FAO Fisheries Compliance Agreement. More >>
Fisheries Bill legalises unsustainable fishing
Monday, 6 September 1999, 12:18 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Forest and Bird Protection Society today condemned the passing of the unsustainable Fisheries Amendment Bill by Parliament under urgency on Saturday. More >>
Call For Protection Of Underwater Fiordland
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 4:43 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The fiords of Fiordland deserve to be protected within the Fiordland National Park and included in the South West World Heritage Area, according to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. More >>
Labour's Green Credentials Go On The Line
Monday, 30 August 1999, 3:53 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Labour's green credentials go on the line this week, according to conservationists, as the Labour caucus considers its position on West Coast native forests. More >>
Government Continue To Be Duped By Timberlands' PR
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 12:21 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Government's approval of Timberlands' beech scheme as being economically viable and having negligible impacts shows the extent to which Ministers have been duped by Timberlands' public relations, say conservationists. More >>
Bleak Day For Rainforest Conservation
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 12:27 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Conservationists have today condemned the Government's decision to begin a major beech logging programme in 100,000 hectares of publicly owned West Coast lowland rainforest. More >>
Border Restructuring Threat to Biosecurity
Wednesday, 28 July 1999, 3:44 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Conservationists have strongly criticised the direction of the Government's current review of border control services. More >>
Timberlands Challenged: Support Woodchip/ Log Ban
Friday, 16 July 1999, 1:43 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Conservationists have challenged SOE Timberlands West Coast to support a retention of the ban on the export of native woodchips and logs. More >>
Work On Threatened Seabird Species Axed
Friday, 16 July 1999, 10:06 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Forest and Bird Protection Society criticised the decision of the Minister of Conservation not to proceed with research on grey petrels, the species caught in greatest numbers by tuna longline boats. More >>