Forest & Bird says the need to urgently increase planting and regeneration of native forests as permanent carbon sinks and for native biodiversity is backed up by a report out today from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE),

Encouraging insects and other critters to your urban garden is key to creating a healthy habitat for birds, lizards, and other native wildlife. By Geraldine Canham-Harvey

Ongoing 1080 operations contributed to a stunning display of red rātā flowers in Paparoa National Park this summer. By Dean Baigent-Mercer

More than 600,000 tonnes of carbon worth an estimated $32m were lost in fires at two of New Zealand’s most important wetlands. By Caroline Wood

Forest & Bird says the resource management reforms announced today need to protect, restore, and enhance the things that matter to Kiwis. New Zealanders care about the environment, they love our quality of life. 

Forest & Bird volunteers and staff worked hard over summer to protect and monitor precious long-tailed bat roosts in Marlborough. By Lynn Freeman