I’m so sorry to hear this! As you know, we are fighting similar vandalism by officials in Japan.
I just read that the New Zealand government has been accused of waging a “war on nature” after it announced sweeping cuts to climate action projects, while making no significant new investments in environmental protection or climate crisis-related policy. Those in power seem determined to trash our world in any way they possibly can.
Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies
“Dozens of climate-related initiatives, including programmes in the Emissions Reductions Plan and funding for data and evidence specialists were subject to sweeping cuts. In conservation, $33m a year will be cut. The programmes and areas related to climate policy that are subject to cuts across government included: Māori knowledge-based approaches to agricultural emissions reduction; Community-based renewable energy schemes; The Climate Change Commission; External and internal specialists who supply evidence and data on environmental monitoring and science; Freshwater policy initiatives; Native forest planting; Development of a circular economy, relating to recycling and reuse; Jobs for Nature, a programme creating jobs to benefit the environment; Reducing biosecurity monitoring.”
Did you see Erewhon joined in the fight to preserve Sportsmen’s Lodge? A surprising but welcome legal challenge to another instance of developers tearing down what we need to build what we don’t want
I’m so sorry to hear this! As you know, we are fighting similar vandalism by officials in Japan.
I just read that the New Zealand government has been accused of waging a “war on nature” after it announced sweeping cuts to climate action projects, while making no significant new investments in environmental protection or climate crisis-related policy. Those in power seem determined to trash our world in any way they possibly can.
Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/rightwing-nz-government-accused-of-war-on-nature-as-it-takes-axe-to-climate-policies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
“Dozens of climate-related initiatives, including programmes in the Emissions Reductions Plan and funding for data and evidence specialists were subject to sweeping cuts. In conservation, $33m a year will be cut. The programmes and areas related to climate policy that are subject to cuts across government included: Māori knowledge-based approaches to agricultural emissions reduction; Community-based renewable energy schemes; The Climate Change Commission; External and internal specialists who supply evidence and data on environmental monitoring and science; Freshwater policy initiatives; Native forest planting; Development of a circular economy, relating to recycling and reuse; Jobs for Nature, a programme creating jobs to benefit the environment; Reducing biosecurity monitoring.”
Ugh watching this made my stomach churn. We need 1000 MORE trees and bungalow courts, wtf r they thinking?!
Did you see Erewhon joined in the fight to preserve Sportsmen’s Lodge? A surprising but welcome legal challenge to another instance of developers tearing down what we need to build what we don’t want
That Griffith Park gig though!! Ah!!