Decapitated dolphin found on beach north of Kaikōura
DOC says it appears that it was a dusky dolphin. File picture. Photo: Zac Penman A decapitated dolphin…
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Ranking the Countries Driving the Ocean Plastic Crisis
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Our answers to climate change are damaging nature
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Re-freezing the Arctic? A giant sea curtain? High-tech efforts to save the ice sheets are doomed, report finds
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Calls for information after decapitated dolphin found near Kaikōura
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information from the public after a decapitated dolphin was found on…
Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks
After heavy rains, a landslide “completely levelled” a remote village in western Sudan in early September. It was…
The negligible role of carbon offsetting in corporate climate strategies
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Environmental pressures need not always spark conflict – lessons from history show how crisis can be avoided
The expectation that competition for dwindling resources drives societies towards conflict has shaped much of the discourse around…
Building a wind farm at -73 degrees: Ross Island plans move forward
Mount Erebus on Ross Island in Antarctica, with Scott Base in the foreground. Photo: AFP Antarctica New Zealand…