Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are the main driving force of climate change, and all economic sectors need to internalize their costs. Food systems (including land use, production, refrigeration, food processing) account for a quarter of global GHG emissions. Agricultural exports in Asia-Pacific account for 18% of total exports, twice as …
Nearly half of Northland's 965 dairy farms did not meet consent conditions for effluent management in the past year and one in five farms chalked up significant breaches. That means more than 190 farms - 20 per cent of all dairying in the region - were found to directly cause …
A moderate magnitude-4.7 earthquake hit the New Zealand capital on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, rattling office blocks but causing no apparent damage. The quake’s epicenter was at the top of the South Island at a depth of 22 km (14 miles), the USGS said. New Zealand’s official GeoNet …
The net greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand have soared 42 percent with gross emissions, making the country the fifth highest per capita among 40 developed nations. The figures were recently released based on the new greenhouse gas inventory of the Ministry for the Environment. The data has raised doubts …
The government revealed this week that the topics of this year's national environmental report will exclude New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. Under the Environmental Reporting Bill, topics are currently going to be vetted by the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Statistics. They are intended to give an …
Despite New Zealand’s global success as the largest dairy products exporter, concerns are becoming loud that many of its serene rivers, including Waitaki River, will be facing the brunt of pollutants being emptied from Mackenzie country's dairying activities in the South Island. According to New Zealand's longest-serving Fish & Game …
WELLINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The proportion of New Zealand' s electricity generated from renewable sources last year was the highest in almost two decades, according to a government figures out Thursday. "At almost 80 percent, the share of renewable electricity generation in 2014 was the highest since 1996," Ministry …
New Zealand will boost its aid contribution to Vanuatu to $3.5 million dollars to help the cyclone-ravaged nation recover. A further $1 million was announced today by Foreign Minister Murray McCully to top up New Zealand's aid contribution in the wake of Cyclone Pam. New Zealand will also help transport …
Packages containing dairy formula which tested positive for 1080 were sent to farmers’ groups by anti-pesticide protesters Anonymous threats to poison New Zealand milk powder have been sent to farmers’ groups by anti-pesticide protesters – a revelation that has been condemned as “a form of ecoterrorism” by prime minister John …
According to GeoNet, a severe quake hit just after 8.30am at a depth of 30km - 110km north of White Island. It was initially recorded as being of 'intense severity', which had now been revised to 'moderate'. GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott said while the volcano was linked to the …
The seemingly new wave of eco sensitivity sweeping New Zealand’s policy making has disappointed the mining industry. The recent ones being companies who had big plans for sea bed minings. New Zealand recently rejected a couple of applications for deep sea mining ventures. The companies applied for licence to explore …
Local tour operator Fox Glacier Guiding has been unable to take tourists hiking since April because the glacial melt had caused the river to block access to a popular hiking trail. Another glacier that also serves as a tourist sport, Franz Josef Glacier, is no longer accessible via hiking since …
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) " A powerful magnitude-5.6 earthquake Tuesday jolted awake many residents in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The quake struck at 6:48 a.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was …
A strong earthquake has jolted New Zealand’s South Island, but there have been no early reports of damage. GeoNet reported a quake of magnitude 6.4 struck 35km north of the Canterbury town of Methven about 6.48am on Tuesday at a depth of 10km, with at least six aftershocks measured in …
Fox Glacier, a town of about 300 residents, trades on its namesake: a giant slab of ice and snow a short drive from the main street. Guided glacier hiking began here in 1928 and is a main reason for the area's popularity as a destination for international travellers. But a …
The negotiating platforms at Peru: Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Come Diwali and it is not just apparel and electronic goods doing brisk business online. It is owls as well. Rummaging through difficult-to-find data and trends, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau's (WCCB) cyber wing has noticed how the smuggling of owls picks up during Diwali-the nocturnal bird is said to …
Meeting of 25 nations, including Russia and Ukraine, in Hobart will consider proposals on the future of Antarctic research and marine protection. Tense international relations could sway the outcome of vital research and protection proposals for the Antarctic, the head of a global meeting of scientists says. Russia and China …
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2008, when the archbishop of the Church of Sweden convened a conference on the threats posed by climate change, the church’s investment managers took notice. The next year, they began removing fossil fuel companies from the church’s financial portfolio — a process that was completed last …
The UK has the highest rate in the world of one of the two main cancers of the food pipe or gullet, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Men are around four times as likely as women to develop adenocarcinoma (AC), a type of oesophageal cancer, it says. Obesity could …
Three quarters of European countries have placed adapting to disruption from climate change on the political agenda, but the same percentage cite factors such as time, money or technologies as a barrier to taking action, in the most comprehensive survey of the issue to date. The European Environment Agency survey …
