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Climate Food and Future, a presentation by Shane Ward There is a much better way to produce food than our current industrial system – regenerative agriculture
The environmental and human health impacts of dairy intensification: A CASE STUDY – CANTERBURY
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Why NZ should say no to silver bullets
IDEASROOM Why NZ should say no to silver bullets The fundamental problem with silver bullets is they permit a ‘business as usual’ approach to farming when that is neither ecologically sustainable nor economically desirable, writes the Victoria of Wellington's Peter Fraser and Dr Mike Joy Climate Change Minister James Shaw has said he is enthusiastic about a new... Continue Reading →
For once, could we please just listen to the scientists?
Freshwater ecologist Dr Mike Joy makes a plea to politicians and the public, urging them to trust that the people who study water quality know what they’re talking about. Imagine you had just stepped onto a plane, and the captain’s voice came over the intercom. “We’ve been held back from take-off while the engineers look... Continue Reading →
Canterbury water talk August 2019
canterbury-water-talk-1Download The Canterbury region is a case-study for the failure of freshwater management in New Zealand. The last 3 – 4 decades have seen a massive unlimited change in landuse intensity, from dry sheep and beef farming and cropping to intensive irrigated dairy. This talk will highlight the incredible pace of change in landuse and... Continue Reading →
Freshwater: a Conversation with Sir Alan Mark and Dr Mike Joy Wild Dunedin Festival of Nature 28 April 2019 Chair: Peter Hayden
A Rough Summary Peter asked if there was a moment when each of them became political on the issue of freshwater. For Alan it was when a senior public servant stated that raising Lake Manapouri would ‘improve on nature’. For Mike it was when his niece and nephew became ill after swimming in a river... Continue Reading →
