This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Located in a quiet part of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the village of Tautira sits on the ocean’s edge, framed by black sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon. With a population of just over 2,500, Tautira is known as the “village at the end of the road.”…

Environmental DNA (eDNA), is a cutting-edge technique for researching biodiversity in any kind of habitat. Trawls, seines, tissue samples, and ocular surveys are the mainstays of traditional methods of assessing fish stocks. These techniques are expensive, time-consuming, intrusive, damaging to the environment, and prone to misidentification. Enhancing the baseline of ecological data and utilizing more…

Monday, 13 November 2023, 5:26 pmPress Release: Environment Canterbury Environment Canterbury has withdrawn its request for the Environment Court to clarify its role and RMA functions in upholding the 1988 Rakaia Water Conservation Order (WCO). In February this year Environment Canterbury applied to the Environment Court for declarations that would clarify what the Council’s role…

Today, Papua New Guinea has announced over 16,000 km2 of new marine protected areas in New Ireland Province, more than tripling ocean protections across the country The massive, community-led process took nearly seven years and involved over 9,000 people from more than 100 Indigenous communities who all helped design the new ocean protections The two new…

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The new program will provide a total of $2.5 million over 10 grant rounds, doubling the investment made under the previous program initiated in 2018. Up to $5,000 is available for simple projects, $10,000 for complex projects and $20,000 for major projects. The grants aim to encourage investment in South Australia’s diverse range of heritage…

Recipients of the 2023 Earthshot Prize Awards were officially chosen last week in Singapore, marking the third annual ceremony where Prince William’s climate-focused charity recognized companies that are working to combat the global environmental crisis.  This year’s ceremony happened in real time on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when the winners were announced. It was one of…

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — An entire ecosystem, anchored in Yellowstone National Park is on the verge of collapse. Now, an effort started by the park is attempting to save a bird, in order to save a forest. Joe Ricketts, the creator of the Ricketts Foundation, which is funding the massive project said, “Of all of…

(Courtesy Image) The election last week of Republican Ed Romaine, the Brookhaven Town supervisor, for Suffolk County executive, and of Democrat Steve Englebright back to the Suffolk County Legislature, mark some very good news for government in the county. In a list I would put together of the 10 finest public officials I’ve covered in…