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Creating solutions for PNG forests
With logging and clearing for oil palm threatening many forests in Papua New Guinea, some communities are still standing strong and protecting their forests. This week I’ve been out with a Greenpeace team filming and photographing ‘Ecoforestry’ as a solution for a community in East New Britain. Tavolo community and two neighbouring village communities are…
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Hope for the Philippines
Greenpeace ship the Esperanza transported relief goods to communities in the Philippines devastated by typhoon Pablo (Bopha). Mark Dia, our Regional Oceans Campaigner, is currently serving as our onboard team leader for our Pablo Response mission. Blogpost by Mark Dia He sent us the following update from the field just before the Esperanza made landfall…
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It’s simple: Ban the FAD
Blogpost by Duncan Williams – December 5, 2012 Philippines is a great country. “It’s more fun in the Philippines” is an aptly coined slogan for its tourism campaign. Greenpeace put that slogan to the test this morning with an impromptu activity delivering a message to delegates attending the Ninth Annual Session of the Western and…
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Meet one of our inspiring volunteers
5 December is International Volunteers Day! We think every day should be volunteers’ day but we’d like to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to all the volunteers who, day in and day out, make our work at Greenpeace possible. We’d also like to introduce you to one of our longest standing volunteers,…
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John West cans destructive fishing
Press release – 3 December, 20123 December, 2012, Sydney: Just six weeks after the launch of Greenpeace’s ‘Reject John West’ campaign, John West has pledged to stop using destructive fishing methods that needlessly kill sharks, rays, baby tuna and turtles.This is another major victory for our oceans following the banning of the super trawler earlier…
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The ‘beautiful tricks’ played by APP
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) said earlier this month it would set aside 20 hectares of peat swamp forest for the rehabilitation of the ramin tree species. It’s hard, however, not to be skeptical about this plan given that APP manages at least 2.5 million hectares of land across Indonesia, much of it in areas…
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Super trawler belongs on the scrap heap
Press release – 18 November, 2012Sydney 19th November, 2012: Greenpeace welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to extend the ban on the super trawler, Abel Tasman, for 2 full years.“The only place for the super trawler is on the scrap heap,” said Greenpeace Program Director Ben Pearson. “This boat has plundered fish stocks all around the…
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Pulp Mills and the lock in effect
Asia Pulp & Paper is planning to build a huge new pulp mill in South Sumatra, Indonesia, although the company is still trying to publicly deny it. This will reportedly be one of the world’s biggest pulp mills, with a planned production capacity of up to 2 million tonnes per year. APP is already in…
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Shark attack ends without harm
Press release – 14 November, 2012Thursday 15 November, 2012: Police have arrested two Greenpeace activists dressed as sharks, ending their five hour occupation of John West headquarters in Melbourne.The two Melbourne women, aged 22 and 25, descended from the John West’s roof after the company’s Managing Director agreed to end a month of silence and…