Expert Reactions

Global climate agreement reached at COP28 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 202314 December 2023

More than 200 countries have agreed to to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. The COP28 deal is the first […]

Draft COP28 agreement text criticised for fossil fuel omission – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 December 202313 December 2023

Weak wording around eliminating fossil fuels has prompted criticism of the draft agreement at the COP28 climate change summit. The agreement refers to reducing […]

Sport hunting deer doesn’t help restore forest regeneration – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 December 202311 December 2023

Six decades of commercial harvesting, government-funded culling and unrestricted sport hunting have not reduced deer numbers to low enough levels […]

Improving large earthquake forecasting – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 November 2023

New overseas research reports how unique seismic signals were picked up eight months before this year’s massively destructive earthquake in […]

All eyes on COP28 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 November 202324 November 2023

More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, which kicks off next […]

Carbon stored in marine sediment is vulnerable to bottom trawling – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 2023

A new report from NIWA reveals how much organic carbon is stored in marine sediments in New Zealand waters, and where this is at […]

An interactive map for nationwide biodiversity restoration – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 202319 December 2023

A new interactive map from Eco-index provides information on every catchment in Aotearoa, including the type of habitat that existed there historically, […]