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How we are protecting the Antarctic
We’re working together to create something huge – an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.
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SETTING SAIL TO PROTECT THE ANTARCTIC
As I write this the Arctic Sunrise, one of Greenpeace’s ships, is sailing south. || For the next three months its crew will be working alongside a team of campaigners, photographers, film-makers, scientists and journalists from across the globe to build the case for the world’s largest protected area: an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. The Antarctic…
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Forests | The Congo Rainforest and Congo Basin
Together, we can protect the endangered animals from the Congo Basin by preserving the ancient rainforests.
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Forests | Amazon
The Amazon is the planet's largest remaining rainforest, teeming with more wildlife than anywhere else on Earth. But this majestic rainforest is caught between the twin destructive forces of deforestation.
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Forests | Indonesia
Indonesia is a treasure chest of biodiversity; it is home to between 10 and 15 per cent of all known species of plants, mammals and birds. Orang-utans, elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses,…
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ARCTIC OIL: THE VERDICT IS IN
Last November, we made history together as our movement launched an unprecedented people-powered legal challenge to Arctic Oil. More than half a million people, including 25,000 Australians, submitted their names and asked the Norwegian Government to withdraw new oil licenses in the Arctic. Late last week, we finally received the verdict. Sadly, the court ruled…
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5 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE ANTARCTIC
In 2017 we launched a campaign to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary – the largest protected area on Earth. ||The Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The tent at left provides a sense of scale for just how big the phenomenon is. Scientists believe a buried saltwater reservoir…
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MAKING A MOVEMENT – THE LEGACY OF MAKE SMTHNG WEEK
MAKE SMTHNG Week – the global movement drawing together a colourful, chaotic community of makers, upcyclers, ethical designers and waste free bloggers – has come to an end. So the big question is, what now? |The Greenpeace Ship MV Beluga II during her tour about climate protection in Bonn at COP23. The ship visits 11…