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Illegal timber – now it’s everyone’s business
Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new decking? Or how about the journey your toilet paper took to arrive at your loo? Blogpost first appeared on ABC online Most Australians assume that everyday purchases such as dining chairs and toilet paper don’t come from illegally…
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Shining a light on the ladies leading change
It’s International Women’s Day today and so from all of us at Greenpeace, a big shout out of acknowledgement goes to the millions of women who are working to make this world a better place for current and future generations. By Claire Parfitt and Julien Vincent Disparities in economic, social and cultural equality are still…
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Meet A Volunteer: Leah
Leah lives in Fiji’s capital, Suva, and has been a community activist and volunteer with Greenpeace for over 3 years. How did you start volunteering with Greenpeace? Saving whales got me interested after I visited an information booth they organised in Suva in 2006. I mentioned to a friend that it would be interesting to…
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Things Are Getting Hot In Copenhagen
Things are heating up, both inside and outside the Bella Centre here in Copenhagen. Of course, there’s climate change, the greatest threat to our civilisation, that’s warming the planet and threatening everything humanity holds dear … well, we know that. Then there is the worldwide climate movement that is increasingly making its voice heard around…
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Copenhagen Photo Exhibition Shows Extent Of Impacts
Slightly removed from the organised chaos of the Bella Centre (the chief venue for the Copenhagen summit), the Climate Rescue Station is proving to be an oasis of calm and tranquility, a place of relaxation and reflection. A perfect locale to host a new photographic exhibition to illustrate the impacts of climate change around the…
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Community Protest This Weekend
Sydneysiders, hope you’ve already got this weekend’s climate camp in Helensburgh factored into your weekend plans. It’s going to be a momentous weekend. Already Peabody Coal has announced “no trucks or trains would operate to or from the mine on Sunday, the expected day of the march”. Climate camp hasn’t even started and it’s already…
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What Does The Pacific Think About PIF?
Seni Nabou is the Pacific Political Advisor in our Suva office. In this post, she shares her views of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) outcome. Seeing the outcomes of yesterday’s PIF Communique on climate change was like a nightmare where you dream that your child is walking steadily towards a burning fire and you can’t…
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Introducing Our Speakers From The Pacific
Three Pacific Islander community leaders will be speaking in Sydney (23 July), Brisbane (28 July), Melbourne (30 July) and Cairns (2 August) in the coming weeks. It’s part of “Voices from the Frontline: Taking Action on Climate Change in the Pacific”, co-hosted by Greenpeace. Here’s an introduction to the speakers. Pelenise Alofa Pilitati, Kiribati Pelenise…
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Espy Log, Week 3: Hearing Local Stories
The crew aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza (the Espy), are in their third week touring the Pacific to help send a message to world leaders about climate change impacts in the region. In this latest update, Emily reports on their work with locals in Pukapuka and Nassau. Ki Orana from a sleepy Sunday morning on…
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Photos: National Climate Rally
In Sydney, streets were awash in a sea of red on Saturday as thousands of Sydneysiders joined the national climate rally. We were there to demand the government step up its response to the climate emergency. Polar bears and families mingled with people dressed in red (to symbolise urgency). Others marched in groups: climate justice,…