Wetlands give job seekers a firmer footing
A quiet revolution is underway at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau Sinclair wetlands near Dunedin. It's turning an employment crisis into a whole new way of working.
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A quiet revolution is underway at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau Sinclair wetlands near Dunedin. It's turning an employment crisis into a whole new way of working.
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The government has just responded to the 2017 Sea Change report with new measures to protect and restore the Hauraki Gulf. What can you do to help?
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On the East Coast of the North Island around Mahia the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is helping to create employment that carefully matches local needs.
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Despite the continuous challenges and disruptions of 2020, the Friends of Baring Head were able to make huge progress towards their long-term restoration goal of bringing life back to the banks of the Wainuiomata River! This was thanks to continued support from generous businesses and individuals committing further help for waterway restoration across Aotearoa. Read on for an update on their progress in the 2020 planting season and plans for the upcoming year.
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Our take on the government’s newly created Climate Change Commission hopes for a new respect for the restorative power of Aotearoa’s waterways. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) has just submitted its response and recommendations to the Draft Advice from the commission to the government. As Million Metres’ parent organisation, there’s naturally an emphasis on the important role waterway restoration will have in tackling climate change.
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On Waiheke Island, The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is supporting people in the local community with environmental employment. This is also helping to safeguard local tourism operators. With the help of SBN, the Waiheke Resources Trust (WRT) has so far received a total of $595,000 funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature Fund. The Fund is administered by the Department of Conservation. It was created to respond to pandemic-driven regional unemployment and the declining health of New Zealand’s waterways and landscapes. It's had a significant effect on Waiheke's tight-knit community.
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Since 2017, Alsco has provided more than $100,000 to our programme, supporting community groups and landowners to replant local waterways with native plants and trees. More than 500 of its staff, friends, suppliers, and even customers have taken part in a staggering 17 volunteer planting days around the country. Together, they have planted more than 10,000 native trees.
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Since 2017, The Body Shop has provided nearly $32,000 to 15 different community and farmer-led planting projects in eight regions around the country. This has funded the restoration of more than a kilometre of waterway, planting nearly 6,000 trees!
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The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) has once again extended its initiative generating employment in nature restoration, with a third successful bid for government funding.
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The results are in and we’re impressed. Generous individuals and businesses like you gifted 3200 native trees this Christmas, donating over $19,000 to waterway restoration! The trees will be planted at Million Metres’ projects this winter and will help to protect and restore Aotearoa’s precious waterways for years to come.
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Million Metres has been partnering with the Waiheke Resources Trust since 2017. This year their wetland restoration work has blossomed with support from the Government's Jobs for Nature Fund. Since August, they’ve employed 21 part and full time team members, teaching valuable skills in ecological restoration and providing much needed employment for people in the tourism sector. Read on for a great account of a recent trip to Waiheke by our new Water Programme Lead, Pieter Tuinder.
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The Sustainable Business Network is continuing its work to create employment in nature restoration, with more funding from the Department of Conservation.
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