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How will NZ keep its promises made at COP28?
The action at COP 28 offers the new government a chance to prove to its detractors that it’s not such a “fossil” after all. Although the new coalition government in New Zealand has already begun reversing key environmental and health protections...
Sustain Episode 3: What does a new president mean for biodiversity in Guatemala?
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for land and environmental activists, with a history of indigenous genocide linked to colonial land grabs, the Cold War and deadly coups. Dr Pauline Herbst speaks with Maya Q’eqchi’ community leader in...
EXTREME WEATHER & OCEAN WARMING: Insights from Ngā Kōrero Webinar
New Zealand's marine life faces unprecedented challenges due to extreme weather and warming linked to climate change. Oceans around the world are warming and ecosystems are facing the consequences. More than 200 scientists from 19 countries tell us the Southern Ocean...
Human rights scholar wins top Royal Society award
Human rights and sustainability researcher Dr Maria Armoudian from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has won the Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences. Dr Maria Armoudian has won the Career Research Excellence...
Sustain Episode 2: Can planting more trees slow climate change?
Forestry has been emphasised by governments around the world as a means to reducing carbon emissions, but can this actually contribute to climate change? Maria Armoudian talks to experts Kevin Trenberth, George Perry and Cate Macinnis-Ng to find out. Image...
Is CO2 in control of our freshwater?
Left to right: Dr Adam Hartland introduced by JR Rowland, Ngā Ara Whetū Director and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science We are about to find out: New Zealand will be first in the world to lead an extensive research study on how CO2 is changing the ecology of our...
Reimagining Our World: A Competition from Ngā Ara Whetū and The Big Q
Reimagining Our World | Redefining Success | Redefining Beauty What we value in society shapes our behaviour and influences our current and future world. Our aspirations, definitions, and incentives related to “success” and “beauty” affect our work, finances, and...
Sustain Episode 1: What can be done about invasive species?
Invasive species are costing us billions of dollars, but what can be done about it? Dr Maria Armoudian talks to ecological experts Prof Jacqueline Beggs and Assoc Prof Al Glen to find out. SUSTAIN is a podcast brought to you by Ngā Ara Whetū: Centre for Climate,...
The destruction in our country that we are not talking about in the campaigns
Red imported fire ant. Photo by Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CCO 1.0 Three weeks have passed since the world’s leading ecologists, the 140-country IPBES (Intergovernmental Panel Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) warned of one...
Climate and housing take centre stage at student issues election debate
Amid the spirited debates at the Student Issues Election Debate one unifying thread emerged - a resounding commitment to bolstering New Zealand's climate resilience from major political parties in attendance. The livestreamed debate can be found by clicking here....
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