Marine NZ

 ECO Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa

 ECO was founded in 1971 as CoEnCo to meet the needs of the conservation community. We became ECO in 1976. We are a non-profit network of 70 organisations with a concern for conservation and the environment.
Our membership includes large international groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, national groups including Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand and the National Council of Women, as well as small local groups such as Kapiti Environmental Action and Save the Otago Peninsula, and issue oriented groups like the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Society and the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust.
ECO has been centrally involved in campaigns to protect native forests, lakes and rivers, the reform of the Mining Act and defeat of the National Development Act, and in supporting the Resource Management Act and the establishment of the Department of Conservation and Ministry of the Environment. ECO continues to be at the forefront of environmental campaigns on fisheries, transport and environmental management.
ECO's work is carried out largely by volunteers, supported by a small office and resource centre in Wellington. There are around 500 "Friends of ECO," individual subscribers who support our work.
http://www.eco.org.nz/

SeaNet Marine Resource Site 

 
ECO (Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ), has established the SeaNet website. Launched in May 2007 a directory and database to link people, community groups and organisations with an interest and concern for the marine environment to information, resources and each other.

 Key components of the project include:

 Development of a database and directory of coastal, marine and oceans public policy processes, legislation, sources of information and other resources;

 Development of a database and community network directory of people and organisations with expertise, experience and interest in the marine and coastal environment and biodiversity protection.

 The database and network will be based around a website hosted by Wellington Community Net with a CD version available for those with slow or limited internet access.

 
ECO's objective is to develop a resource and network that will allow individuals and groups with interests in the marine environment to use SeaNet to find information and each other and discover avenues for engagement. The network, database and directory will help people acquire knowledge and find expertise and facilitate input to public policy and resource management processes.

 Go to SeaNet