So proud of @ipbes and @ALarigauderie. Great talk, putting biodiversity loss at the same level as climate change. "We're all in it together". Working with governments reinforces that sense of ownership, and I certainly enjoyed actively contributing for NZ. #IPBES7 https://t.co/BzXA0EiM1f
fwiw, as a Pākehā, it's a word that places us within the context of the land our ancestors came to, which we should be grateful to have, and I cannot *believe* we're doing the But Secretly It's Offensive tango yet again
and, hey, if you are a white NZer who does not *personally* identify as Pākehā you do you on that level, but it's a normalised group descriptor now, please stop complaining about its use as such
