'Be the Change you want to Sea'

Waking up the collective conscience to the troubles of our oceans and endangered marine species is the goal to Miranda Brown's Free the Sea Campaign.

Miranda has partnered with Enviroschools, Project Jonah and Forest and Bird in this nationwide environmental campaign aimed at raising awareness about our marine world and the human impact on the oceans.

For three weeks in May environmentally conscious consumers can support this project by purchasing a 'Free the Sea' T-shirt made from organic cotton, organic vegetable dyes and print inks.  

How it works:

1. Got to www.freethesea.co.nz 
2. Choose your t-shirt style, colour and print design
3. Nominate 'Enviroschools' as your chosen charity
4. Pay for your t-shirt and check out!
5. $5 from the sale will be directed to us
6. You will be kept up to date with footage from Bali taking you through the making proces
7. Your tee will be delivered no later than October. 

Download this flyer to check out the T-shirt designs and 'Like' Free the Sea on Facebook!

Schools will be also able to download a marine education resource from the 21st May. 

For more information on Miranda Brown please read the next article! 

Supporting The Enviroschools Foundation thru Conscious Cloth

Miranda Brown is a NZ fashion designer who has a strong committment and vision towards sustainable practices in the clothing industry.

Miranda uses natural fabrics from NZ and Fairtrade cotton and her collections reflect our beautiful natural environment.

To see her new collection 'Free the Sea' visit www.mirandabrown.co.nz

Kia ora Miranda for supporting us and the mahi we do - we love your clothes and vision!  

Green Growth for Greater Wealth

...New Zealand’s economic and environmental performance is sliding, and with it our single greatest opportunity to lead the world...

'Pure Advantage' has been formed by a group of New Zealand business leaders that refute the proposition that climate change will penalise New Zealand's economic performance. 

It is their belief that our country can have a better future if we take action now to protect our unique natural environment, grow our high value exports and develop new industries that will thrive in international green growth markets.

Once upon a time New Zealand was the cleanest nation in the world, with a bright economic outlook...today we're quietly slipping down the rankings on just about every environmental and economic performance indicator.  In 2006 NZ's environmental performance was ranked first out of 146 countries but last year we sadly came 15th.  

Green is our competitive advantage but there's work ahead to claim it. Join the debate, show your support and say yes to Green Growth. 

To view a short summary of the campaign Pure Advantage click here

...then sign up and join the discussion at www.pureadvantage.org 

Find Out About Major Issues and Campaigns

Visit these websites below to find out about current campaigns and issues. We will also feature campaigns that are relevant to the Enviroschools network so keep an eye on this section.

World Wide Fund For Nature - WWF
WWF is a global organisation acting locally through a network of family offices. Their focus is to take action on local issues towards global solutions that halt the accelerating destruction of our natural world.

Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is a federation of autonomous environmental organisations from all over the world. Its members, in 68 countries, campaign on urgent environmental and social issues, while working towards a shift to sustainable societies.

Greenpeace Aotearoa
The New Zealand Greenpeace website.

WWF New Zealand
The New Zealand WWF website.

Fair Trade
Information about Fair Trade in New Zealand.

350 Aotearoa Climate Campaign
This is an invitation to join a movement - to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis. On October 24th, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we'll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety. As New Zealand will be the first country to see the sun rise on October 24th we have to think big and think creative to set the ball rolling! The movement has just begun, and it needs your help.

Greenpeace
Visit Greenpeace's international site for latest campaigns, information on global environmental issues and links to national Greenpeace wesbites.

New Zealand's Climate Change Solutions
This site has information about the causes of, the evidence for and the effects of climate change. It describes the actions being taken to reduce emissions and the work being done to help people prepare for and adapt to climate change.

The Ethical Guide
The Ethical Guide is a links directory of the world's very best English language websites that are ethically run, help spread tolerance, sell organic, fairtrade or environmentally friendly products or generally make a positive impact on our planet.