Handy Links

Here are links to other conservation organisations.

WWF–NZ
WWF haved featured Kaipatiki Project's work on the Kereru Awhina Project on their site for the month of April.

ECO
Co-ordinators of about 80 International, National and Local conservation groups

The Fresh Water Fish Society of New Zealand
Learn about what lives in our streams.

NZ Department of Conservation
Learn more about New Zealand's wildlife, conservation efforts and recreation in our National Parks. Natural Heritage Fund information

Wai Care
Find out about the water quality of your local stream and the schools and community groups who are looking after them

Neighbourhood Biology
An action-orientated group helping people take the initiative in re-creating their local places - plants, animals AND people.

Maanaki Whenua/Landcare
Excellent articles on conservation and the environment, both generally and for New Zealand

Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
An active New Zealand based organisation for the protection of New Zealand's natural heritage; theoretical and practical help and inspiration

School of Geography and Environmental Science
Based at Auckland University with research involving KERP

North Shore City Council
Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre is located within the NSCC district

Waste Minimisation Exchange
Information about landfills, waste minimisation, hazardous waste, recycling

For the kids
The ARC has just launched this children's website: ECO - Earth Care Ops.
It's pretty cool, with games and cartoons on it. You might like to forward
it to kids you know.

http://www.arc.govt.nz/kids/

http://www.emagazine.com/
An environmental magazine well worth checking out
 
http://www.ecomatters.org.nz/05_SLC/050_SLC.htm
The Sustainable Living Centre provides average families with access to affordable and practical skills, knowledge and information for sustainable urban living. Waitakere City was declared an eco-city 10 years ago, and it is hoped that the Centre will allow visitors to gain a better understanding of what it means to be a resident of an eco-city, and their role and some of the actions they can take to help realise this vision.

www.eds.org.nz
Environmental Defence Society
EDS aims to offer firm guidelines that will enable the protection of New Zealand's outstanding landscapes, biodiversity and heritage through improved policy.

www.kaitiakitanga.net/hunterlovins
For those anywhere in the world who missed Hunter Lovins at NZ public forums on sustainability in July 06, there are eight videoclips available (30-60 mins long) for downloading from the Natural Capital site in the US as Windows Media videos.

www.digitalearth.org.nz
The Digital earth Summit on Sustainability on 27th to 30th August 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand represented the most significant scientific gathering ever held in this part of the world. Its focus was on the most important issue facing us - long-term survival.

www.thelongsong.com
An online forum continuing the conversations of the Digital Earth summit (held 27th to 30th August 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand).