Read our submission on the EPA's call for information on Glyphosate use in NZ - the active ingredient in approximately 90 herbicidal products.

ELI is seeking to establish a Māori Advisory Panel that runs alongside our existing Advisory Panel. Such a panel will support and challenge ELI staff in their kaupapa throughout their various work streams.

In partnership with Victoria University of Wellington - ELI is funding three research scholarships for law students, all exploring topics concerning environmental law. Applications close on the 20th of September, 2021.

Why the NBEB must be redrafted to ensure a pivotal role for independent science.

Biodiversity underpins the wellbeing of all life on Earth. Following the failed Aichi targets of 2010, how can we ensure that the targets set out in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework are stronger and more effective?

The New Zealand Penguin Initiative (NZPI) is seeking one self-motivated, organised and passionate individual to lead the community coordination, outreach, and conservation of kororā (little penguin) and hoiho (yellow-eyed) penguin species across New Zealand. This role presents a rewarding opportunity for someone to enact real change for some of the rarest penguin species in the Pacific.

One of the key objectives of the Resource Management Act’s reform is “to give proper recognition to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and provide greater recognition of te ao Māori including mātauranga Māori”. However, if Councillors and decision-makers lack the education and understanding to sufficiently “give effect” to Te Tiriti, it seems unlikely the Bill will achieve its purpose in this pursuit. 

ELI recently submitted on some proposals by Fisheries New Zealand wanting to increase the catches of southern bluefin tuna and west coast north island snapper. Find out why ELI believes maintaining the current TAC makes the most sense ecologically, economically, and culturally.

The government has released the first exposure draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill (NBEB). The draft provides an early look into key aspects of the proposed Act, which is one of three new pieces of legislation set to replace the controversial Resource Management Act of 1991. ELI investigates whether the Bill will deliver where the RMA could not.

Biodiverse ecosystems are, quite literally, lifesaving. Here's why we cannot separate ourselves, nor our financial markets, from this fragile equation.

The role of our wetlands in climate change mitigation & response.

Read a study exploring the key reasons for ongoing wetland loss in NZ.