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Join Pacific Island Represent!
Join Pacific Island Represent, the Greenpeace Pacific activist network!
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Your check in details
Thousands of people are ‘checking in’ to keep watch over the Antarctic Gentoo penguins at Arturo Prat Station, Discovery Bay, in the Antarctic. An international Greenpeace team is on an expedition in the Antarctic to document the Antarctic’s unique wildlife and to protest peacefully in order to strengthen the proposal to create the largest protected…
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Tiny organisms, massive impact
Professor Rick Cavicchioli The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’… Photo of the sea ice showing the brown phytoplankton| The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’. Despite being invisible to the naked eye, they represent…
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Your Ocean Stories
We asked you to tell us what the ocean means to you, and why you care about protecting precious marine environments like the Great Australian Bight. Here are just a few of the beautiful stories that you shared. The Twelve Apostles at sunset|Cuttlefish (Rossia glaucopis) Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Tintenfisch. Zwischen den Veraestelungen der…
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Six apps for the tech-savvy activist
Logging in Białowieża forest. An image on a mobile phone shows how the forest in the background looked before logging.||||||||| Knowing where to start when it comes to doing your bit for the planet, can be tricky. But there are heaps of resources out there that can help you be a champion for all things…
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What does the Australian ocean mean to you?
By Max MacBride The beautiful Australian coastline of the Great Australian Bight means so many different things to different people: majestic southern right whales, endangered Australian sea lions and some of the most unique marine life on Earth. What do our oceans mean to you? | That’s why we’re inviting you to share your personal…
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Changing of the guard: what the SA election means for Port Augusta
By Martin Zavan While the future of renewable energy in SA now appears far less certain, the election result could be good for Port Augusta, given the Liberal Party’s commitment to remediating the defunct coal-fired power plant near their town. I’m sure you saw the news over the weekend. Labor has been ousted from power…
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“It’s not good for residents, it’s not good for business and it’s not good for our city”
Residents of Port Augusta, South Australia don’t always have the basic human right of being able to breathe clean air. Instead, all too often they’re forced inside as choking coal dust blankets their town. ||| 7am in central Adelaide, Tuesday 14th March. Golden rays of light break over the city as we gather on the…
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Is krill oil sustainable?
Krill oil is a lucrative industry and it’s looking to expand, but at what cost? Krill is often sold in products such as krill oil and Omega-3 tablets, as well as fishmeal for farmed fish and even pet food. But despite presenting itself as one of the best managed fisheries in the world, our latest…