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Conservation and environmental news & publications: New Zealand

WWF points out that the over-exploitation of fossil fuels - such as coal, gas and oil - is putting the whole of humanity under threat from climate change.

HP commits to further GHG emissions reductions in joining WWF Climate Savers

HP, one of the world's largest IT companies, has pledged to reduce the emissions from its own operations and the use of its products to 6 million tonnes below 2005 levels by 2010.

Posted on 13 February 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Children outside the New Zealand Parliament

School children join campaign to protect endangered dolphins

WWF has presented a petition calling on the New Zealand government to protect Hector’s and Maui's dolphins.

Posted on 15 November 2007 | 0 comments | Read more

It is estimated that annual seabird deaths from all southern bluefin tuna fishing could be as high as 13,500, including some 10,000 albatrosses.

Tuna fishing fleets in the Pacific pose danger to wildlife at sea

Thousands of seabirds and significant numbers of sharks and marine turtles are being caught and killed each year in long-line nets targeting southern bluefin tuna. WWF is calling on a regional fisheries organization to stem the catch of endangered wildlife and reduce chronic overfishing.

Posted on 11 October 2007 | 0 comments | Read more

Hector's dolphin, South Island, New Zealand

Kiwis of the Sea: New Zealand dolphins under threat

Endemic to the coastal waters of New Zealand, Hector's and Maui's dolphins are increasingly threatened by fisheries bycatch, marine pollution and boat disturbance. Find out more about protecting the world's most endangered dolphin species.

Posted on 24 April 2007 | 2 comments | Read more

Conservation implications of allocation under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Conservation implications of allocation under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Allocation of fishing rights is an area of increasing focus in assessing the inability of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) to prevent overfishing of key stocks and associated problems driven by overcapacity.

Posted on 29 September 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Humpback whale.

The long journey back: Humpback whale migration through New Zealand’s Cook Strait

With humpback whale populations "vulnerable" to extinction worldwide, scientists are racing against the clock to find out more about these giants of the sea. Find out more about whale migration through New Zealand's Cook Strait.

Posted on 08 August 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Island nation leaders attending a meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity announced conservation commitments to protect the future of their islands. Mushroom Islands, Palau.

Island nations commit to protect their futures

Island nation leaders attending the eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity announced significant conservation commitments — both on land and at sea — to protect the future of islands.

Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Marine Protected Areas - providing a future for fish and people

Marine protected areas (MPAs) offer a range of benefits for fisheries, people and the marine environment. They work by providing safe havens for depleted fish stocks to recover.

Posted on 27 June 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

There has been some confusion over the figures for total imports for wood products - please see the special footnote at the bottom of this article.

China's rising wood imports a threat to the world's forests

Because of its rapidly rising demand for wood, China is set to lead the world's wood market and this will have devastating impacts on some of the planet's outstanding forests unless major changes are made in the country's current policies, a new WWF report warns.

Posted on 08 March 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

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