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Strengthening communities will help us take on the big issues.
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Leadership needed
Leadership needed
Global civilisation is on a path to self-destruction and we urgently need real leadership from this year’s COP meeting, says Kiwi climate scientist Dr James Renwick.
A crisis of invisibility
A crisis of invisibility
There’s work to be done to safeguard hidden biodiversity in a changing world, writes Katerina Achilleos.
Lighting up the deep, dark ocean
Lighting up the deep, dark ocean
What goes around might be an animal with radial symmetry.
Understanding the secrets of scat
Understanding the secrets of scat
The deposits of Orokonui’s takahē are helping Josie McGovern understand of the role of birds in the biodiversity of our forests.
We can take it from here
We can take it from here
It will be by acting collectively that we all get to thrive.
A cabbage that keeps on giving
A cabbage that keeps on giving
Collard greens have spread around the world.
Food destroyed
Food destroyed
Floods in the UK will have damaged food crops, including staples such as potato and cereals, farmers say.
Assessing your appetite for risk
Assessing your appetite for risk
I read that some people in Aotearoa New Zealand are breathing a sigh of relief following the change of government in last weekend’s election.
Things hotting up
Things hotting up
Aotearoa is warming; it’s us.
Mohua part of their own flock
Mohua part of their own flock
It turns out that mohua are even more special than previously suspected.
The case for physical activity
The case for physical activity
Movements can work for and against sustainability.
Chewing over a salty solution
Chewing over a salty solution
Seaweed is being suggested as a solution to our meat problems.
Growing for good recognises some limits
Growing for good recognises some limits
It is past time farming stepped into its future, writes Sean Connelly.
Bunny money: when rabbiting paid
Bunny money: when rabbiting paid
The misfortune of rabbits was a fortune for some.
If we don’t set limits, nature will
If we don’t set limits, nature will
We need to acknowledge the limits of a finite planet, Mike Joy writes.
Letting it grow could boost biodiversity
Letting it grow could boost biodiversity
The grass could be greener ... if we just let it grow a bit longer.
Native mistletoe a rare delight
Native mistletoe a rare delight
It is the best time of year to spot some of our special plants.
Time to unbox those solutions
Time to unbox those solutions
On our journey to a more sustainable future, we’ll need to implement the best ideas from everywhere.
Weather worsening
Weather worsening
Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022, ruining lives and destroying livelihoods.