World
Heritage Committee 2007
31st session of the Unesco World
Heritage Committee to be held in Christchurch 23 June to 2 July
2007.
Wild
Earth Travel
Christchurch travel firm which
specialises in small group travel to wildlife destinations in New
Zealand and around the world.
Youth
EnviroSchool - Te Kura Taiao, YES 2008
Programme at Lincoln University gives
senior secondary school students (Year 12 and 13) the opportunity
to discover environmental science in a university setting.Next to
be held April 2008.
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Godwits
and the Estuary
On March 20, a special ceremony will farewell the kuaka or
Eastern bar tailed godwits on an 11,000 km journey to their
breeding grounds in Alaska and Siberia. The godwits are a
significant part of the rich birdlife on Christchurch's doorstep
in the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
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March 20 2007 Farewell
to the Godwits
Short farewell ceremony as the godwits leave the Estuary for their
11,000 kilometre journey to their Alaskan breeding grounds for the
northern hemisphere summer.
March 22 2007 World
Water Day
International day highlighting the importance of water
with the theme 'Coping with Water Scarcity'. under the leadership
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Find out more about Canterbury's waterways and wetlands by
visiting the localeye category Waterways
and Wetlands
It lists links to a wide range of websites from government
organisations to councils to private organisations who are
interested in managing, protecting and restoring rivers, streams
and wetlands.
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