Memory As A Form Of Resistance

Long eco-poem by Gerry McGovern inspired by his last essay 99th Day: A Warning About Technology.

15/15\15

Biodiversity “standing in the way” of growth - The same headline everywhere...

"Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick ", George Monbiot

"The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers... But if you listen only to “leading CEOs”, you ensure the country becomes hospitable to capital but inhospitable to wildlife and people. As the war on nature proceeds, ministers sound ever more like Donald Trump...Irreplaceble ecosystems will be sold for cash."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/16/labour-england-nature-housing-planning-bill
#biodiversity #ecosystems #ExtinctionCrisis #wildlife #water #sprawl #growth #turbo #FastTrackApprovals #hairball #WarOnNature

Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
Two years on: The cost of the government’s war on nature - Greenpeace Aotearoa

Today marks two years since the 2023 election. The environmental cost of the Luxon Government’s war on nature since then has been staggering and is growing by the week.

Greenpeace Aotearoa
When the NZ's coalition govt took office nearly two years ago, its #WarOnNature started. In that time, they've made a bewildering number of changes leading to environmental harm. Greenpeace Aotearoa head @russelnorman.bsky.social has undertaken the gargantuan task of tracking them all👇 #nzpol

Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline...
Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline - Greenpeace Aotearoa

It has been nearly 2 years since the formation of the Luxon-led Government. It has been two years of a war on nature.

Greenpeace Aotearoa

"According to Global Witness, Brazil is the second deadliest country for environmental defenders after Colombia. Between 2021 and 2024, the CPT [Pastoral Land Commission] recorded 126 murders in rural conflicts."

https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/09/05/arent-you-afraid-of-dying-amazon-defenders-face-death-threats-and-state-neglect-en-brazil/

#Ecocide #HumanRightsDefenders #EnvironmentalProtection #LandGrabbing #IndigenousRights #WarOnNature
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

‘Aren’t you afraid of dying?’: Amazon defenders face death threats and state neglect in Brazil

Neidinha Suruí, an Indigenous rights activist and environmentalist, wishes she could live in a house without doors. But constant threats

Another beachhead in the Luxon Government's #WarOnNature. Plans revealed to grant Tama Potaka sole authority over conservation land, sidelining democratic process and prioritising commercial interests. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Plans to grant Conservation Mi...
Plans to grant Conservation Minister sole authority over land

Federated Mountain Clubs said it would strip away democratic process and prioritise commercial interests.

RNZ
Luxon Government’s promise to protect the environment is “in tatters”: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360... #nzpol #WarOnNature

Luxon's #WarOnNature rolls on.

Yet another blatant attempt at enabling the mining of conservation land.

The whole point of DOC is to protect nature. Its power to veto mining in native forests and wetlands should be strengthened, not hamstrung.
#nzpol
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360733160/shane-jones-wants-strip-conservation-departments-concession-powers

The Post

Luxon's #WarOnNature rolls on. This is another blatant attempt at enabling mining on conservation land. The whole point of DOC is to protect nature. Their power to veto mining in native forests and wetlands should be strengthened, not hamstrung. #nzpol

Shane Jones wants to strip Con...
The Post

WATCH: NZ Government accused of legalising Kiwi killing for coal mining and roads
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360682932/government-accused-legalising-kiwi-killing-coal-and-roads/

#WarOnNature #nzpol

Stuff