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'Stupid and inconsistent': Urban sprawl set to swallow 31,000 hectares of prime land 9 Feb, 2021 06:09 AM 4 minutes to read The Environment Court last month rejected a proposal to re-zone part of the Pūkaki Peninsula near Auckland International Airport. Photo / Auckland Council Other By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Urban sprawl looks set to eat up to 31,270ha of Auckland's most productive land over the next 35 years. And, according to figures included in a recent Environment Court decision, the irreversible, cumulative loss of Auckland's prime horticultural land is accelerating. ...

You may have read a lot about the Business Visits and Events Partnership, often abbreviated as the BVEP, but do you actually know what they do? The BVEP plays an important role in advocating for the events industry and, together with its association members, known as partners, lobbies and communicates directly with Government. What is the BVEP? The BVEP is an ‘umbrella organisation', representing other events industry trade associations to Government. It says its vision is to support sustainable growth for the UK’s events industry. It represents all aspects of the events industry, includ...

The UCI reinforces rider safety and its commitment to sustainable development 02/05/21 The Management Committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) met on 3 and 4 February. With travel restrictions still in place worldwide because of the health crisis (coronavirus pandemic), the meeting of the Federation’s executive body again took place by videoconference, and not during the recent UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Ostend (Belgium) as originally planned. The UCI Management Committee approved a plan to improve rider safety, approved a new strategy for sustainable development, ...

18 December, 2020 Five years after the Paris Agreement was adopted during the COP 21, and as the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres just called on leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate Emergency in their countries, the FIA and the world motor sport and mobility family are taking a new step forward in their commitment to the environment. The Federation already introduced hybrid Power Unit in Formula 1 and created Formula E in 2014, set up a dedicated Environment and Sustainability Commission in 2017 chaired by former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón, and joined the...

IOC-backed Olympians become EU Climate Ambassadors 2016 Getty Images Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills and Tokyo 2020-qualified rower Martin Helseth have been chosen as European Climate Pact Ambassadors, aiming to use the power of sport to engage people and communities in action for climate and the environment. Part of the European Green Deal – the EU’s roadmap for creating a more sustainable economy – the European Climate Pact aims to give citizens and all parts of society a voice in addressing climate change. The role of the Ambassadors will be to reach out to ...