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The Environmental Impacts of the Fashion Industry

Posted on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Martina Steiner Photo Credit Sitting on the train on my way home from uni a notification pops up

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carbon footprint, industry, life cycle, Uncategorized
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Hemp as a substitute for concrete in the construction industry, contributing to the mitigation of climate change

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Klayton Amai Photo credit “Sustainability represents a primary issue for the construction industry” 8. Construction of today’s modern

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climate change, construction, hemp, Uncategorized
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Didymosphenia geminata in New Zealand’s ecosystems

Posted on July 25, 2018August 21, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Stuart Caird New Zealand prides itself on its “clean green, 100 % pure” image and uses this to

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freshwater, green, nutrification, rivers
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The Therapeutic Benefits of Nature: Forest Bathing in Japan

Posted on July 25, 2018August 21, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Michael F Simpson Photo credit “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my

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forests, humans, nature
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‘Honey, I’m Gone’ Collapsing Colonies: Where are all the bees?

Posted on July 25, 2018August 1, 2018 by Andrew Rees

 Written by: Rebecca Hillyard, Victoria University of Wellington. Our bees are in trouble, and the consequences reach farther than just

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bee, ecology, humans
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Welcome to the Environmental Science blog for the students of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The blogs posted here have been created by students doing an environmental science major, on a topic of their interest.

Header photo: Lake Rotoiti, South Island, New Zealand. The area is one of our undergraduate week-long field trip sites. Credit: Dez Tessler.

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