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Nations make historic commitment to tackle plastic pollution – Expert Reaction

Nations make historic commitment to tackle plastic pollution – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 March 202203 March 2022

The international community has agreed to end plastic pollution and draft a legally-binding treaty by 2024. Overnight, New Zealand time, […]

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The state of Aotearoa’s environment – Expert Reaction

The state of Aotearoa’s environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 April 201924 April 2019

A state of the environment report has highlighted nine priority issues, including polluted waterways, greenhouse gas emissions and urban growth […]

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Caution urged over biodegradable bags – Expert reaction

Caution urged over biodegradable bags – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 May 201812 February 2019

Plastic bags are the current public enemy number one, but are biodegradable bags any better? European experts argue that the […]

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The science of the freshwater estate – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 201703 August 2018

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has released a report hoped to help understand the complexity of […]

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Micro-response to major problem – Michelle Dickinson

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 January 201711 April 2018

A proposal to ban microbeads from cosmetics is a positive step, but the problem pales in comparison to the harm […]

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Ozone hole on the mend – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 July 201603 May 2017

After persisting for decades, the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has begun to ‘heal’, exhibiting an ozone increase. […]

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New measures for managing freshwater – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 22 February 201603 May 2017

Stronger rules on farm pollution and a $100 million for cleaning up lakes and rivers are among new initiatives put […]

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Seabird plastic ingestion bad, getting worse – Expert reaction

Seabird plastic ingestion bad, getting worse – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 September 201526 February 2019

By 2050 it will be almost impossible to find a seabird that hasn’t eaten plastic, predicts a new Australian study. […]

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World’s oceans clogged with plastic debris

World’s oceans clogged with plastic debris

In the News  |  Published: 11 December 201426 February 2019

Almost 269,000 tonnes of plastic pollution may be floating in the world’s oceans, according a team of scientists from around […]

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WHO air quality report in the news

In the News  |  Published: 08 May 201428 March 2016

A global update on air quality in cities around the world has shown that most — but not all — […]

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