Media Release - National Policy Statement on Freshwater
Chairman of the Environmental Defence Society, Gary Taylor, has given a cautious welcome to today's release of the government's proposed National Policy Statement on Freshwater. Read media release here. National workshop for environmental and community groups, 30 October 2008
A one-day workshop on the Resource Management Act and how to be an effective environmental advocate will be held in Auckland later this year. The program will available on this website shortly. To indicate your interest in attending please email manager@eds.org.nz Time for a good look at ourselves on World Environment Day
New Zealand's hosting of World Environment Day reflects in part the high regard....
Read more.... National's Response to the Greenhouse Challenge Really, Really Appalling
The Environmental Defence Society has slammed National's back-down on support for the proposed emissions trading scheme......
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Government backdown on climate change unwelcome
The announcement today by the Prime Minister of further weakening of the emissions trading scheme is not welcome...
Read more... Climate change demands business leadership (NZ Herald opinion piece)
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EDS calls for a Coastal Commission to protect the coastline
EDS researcher Raewyn Peart in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald called for the development of a Coastal Commission to oversee development on the coast.
Read more... EDS Welcomes Court of Appeal Mining Decision
EDS welcomes the Court of Appeal decision released on 31 October 2007 which confirms that the Thames Coromandel District Council can make mining in its coastal zone a prohibited activity. Read full press statement Mining Decision Press Release .
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