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Got Milk?

Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Ashley Porter Photo credit This newfound demand for almond milk as an alternative to dairy is causing quite

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carbon footprint, climate change, food
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Shell-shocked: The crash and recovery of green-lipped mussels and toheroa

Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Tom Anderson Photo credit Once abundant across New Zealand’s sandy coastlines, toheroa (a large surf-dwelling mollusc) and green-lipped

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fishing, oceans, sustainability, Uncategorized
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Small berries with big potential: Sustainable açaí production could save Brazil’s rainforests

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Delilah Cupp Photo credit While açaí fruit has been a staple in the diet of Brazil’s rainforest communities

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ecology, forests, humans
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Sourcing clean energy from the dirtiest of sources

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Ruby Kleyer Photo credit  Fatbergs – a reflection of the current, undesirable state of human waste in urban

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humans, population, urbanisation, waste
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The super-storm that threw Europe into a second winter

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Chris Williams Photo credit. The strongest tropical storm ever recorded, Typhoon Tip, tore through the Western Pacific at

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climate, climate change, humans
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What Can Be Found Amongst the Speargrass?

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Ellen Hayward Photo credit Almost one hundred years ago, in 1922, a small weevil living amongst the Speargrass

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ecology, humans
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Invasive Effects on Tongariro National Park

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Daniel Davis Photo credit The Desert Road, the notorious highway from Turangi to Waiouru is populated by volcanoes and

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ecology, humans, nature
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Scientific Reasons to Ban Glitter

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Mari Cookson Photo credit Photo credit Body activists in Australia, painted themselves in glitter for a photoshoot aimed

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humans, oceans, plastic
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Empty Oceans

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Tom Edwards Photo credit How would you feel diving into an ocean where a fear of sharks, or

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ecology, fishing, humans, oceans
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A fashionable problem  

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Siobhan O’Connor Photo credit Clothes and I have a love/hate relationship. Somedays I wake up eager to express

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humans, life cycle, Life cycle assessment
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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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Environmental science is an undergraduate major in the Bachelor of Science at VUW. We also offer postgraduate degrees: Master of Environmental Science (180 points, completed in 1 calendar year), Master of Science (Environmental Science) (240 points, completed in 2 years, including a thesis), and PhD.

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