Opinion

Read below this well researched and important call for action... and act!

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On the 28th of May the Government announced in the 2009 Budget significant cuts to environmental education and sustainability initiatives funded by both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for the Environment.

The NZAEE Auckland Branch who coordinate Green Drinks believe these funding cuts to be short-sighted in the context of a global shift towards environmental protection and sustainability, and also reckless in these times of recession when education, training and upskilling is vital and community demand for support initiatives is intensifying. As a supporter of Green Drinks, we know that you will care about these funding cuts as well.

World Environment Day 2008 was celebrated in Wellington. New Zealand was selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the host of the annual day – the first time since the celebrations started in 1980.