It was certain to me that the New Zealand Labour party would win the elections. What is not certain is that Jacinda Ardern’s new government will be green enough to face the country’s massive environmental challenges. But with the return of the Green Party’s James Shaw as climate minister and a new dedicated ministry for …
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Freshwater fish decimated since 1970
The earth’s waters have lost more than three-quarters of its migratory fish freshwater species since 1970. The freshwater fish species in Europe have been hit the hardest, however, the data used from the Living Planet Index project lacked sufficient data for Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America. Human activity, including the creation of dams, culverts …
Wildlife trafficking rife in Brazil
Criminal networks poach millions of birds, tropical fish, turtles and mammals from the Brazilian Amazon region. The animals, many endangered, end up being traded domestically or internationally. The worst is the smuggling of river turtle eggs, despite international trade in all Amazon river turtles and land tortoises being regulated under the Convention on International Trade …
On behalf of the cow
A holocaust is taking place in your backyard. I’m not exaggerating, scaremongering, being melodramatic or “green”. And I’m not being disrespectful. Prior to writing this article, I didn’t know that my idea of cows milk was very naive and largely based on pure propaganda, fed to me from the day I was born in the …