by JuliaC | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Data from environmental observations is a powerful tool that has often been locked behind technical and access barriers. Earth Observation Laboratory Aotearoa launched this month, supported by Ngā Ara Whetū, and Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute, and...
by jgil327 | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Essay by Daniel Kelly, Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Science, Psychology In face of negative headlines to the contrary, the social and ecological eutopias of sustainability can be hard to imagine, let alone enact. However, for those with interest, time and fortitude,...
by JuliaC | Nov 14, 2024 | News
The United Nations climate conference, COP29, is currently underway from 11-22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dr. Maria Armoudian, Co-director of Ngā Ara Whetū, questions the choice of Azerbaijan as host country due to its poor human rights record and its plans to...
by JuliaC | Nov 6, 2024 | News
With the US election underway, there are a lot of implications for global approaches to climate, biodiversity, and human rights on the line. Dr Maria Armoudian, Co-director of Ngā Ara Whetū and expert in politics and international relations, shares her insights with...
by JuliaC | Nov 5, 2024 | News
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, COP16, concluded on Friday in Colombia with ministerial negotiations, but where was the New Zealand government? In an article published by Newsroom, Dr Pauline Herbst (School of Social Sciences) and Professor Cate...
by JuliaC | Oct 31, 2024 | News, Podcasts
In recent years, thousands of lawsuits have been filed around the world by private individuals, NGOs and state governments in an attempt to force greater action on climate change through the legal system. They have taken their cases to both national and international...
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