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Antarctic’s Top Penguin
Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad. Here’s our countdown of the most flippering fantastic Antarctic penguins. Prepare to be impressed.…
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Forest Destruction
As much as 80% of the world’s forests have been destroyed or irreparably degraded.
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Whales
Protect whales from the many dangers they face, from ‘scientific’ whaling to climate change.
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Overfishing in Kiribati
It’s less land than sea, really. Just over 800 square kilometres of earth, smaller than many Australian national parks, but its coral atolls span a staggering 3.5 million sq km of the central Pacific Ocean. But this beautiful place is now a magnet for huge commercial fishing operators from Europe, Asia and America. || |||||||||…
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We Love Whales!
Protect whales from the many dangers they face, from ‘scientific’ whaling to climate change.
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Our Oceans are in Crisis.
A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and robust habitats. But a myriad of human pressures – from overfishing to climate change – are causing ecosystems to collapse, the extinction of…
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6 reasons to choose pole and line tuna
There are plenty of canned tuna options on our supermarket shelves and it can be confusing to know which one to choose. If there is one thing you should remember it is this – choose ‘pole and line’ caught tuna. The fishermen pull the skipjack tuna fish onto the boat in Flores sea, East Nusa…
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Aurizon pull NAIF loan request, striking another blow to Adani’s planned mega-mine
Press release – 8 February, 2018SYDNEY, February 9 , 2018 – Rail operator Aurizon’s withdrawal of a request for federal funding of its proposed rail line to the Galilee Basin is yet another demonstration of the economic unviability of the Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine.The rail operator said today that it had withdrawn its loan…
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Stars get on board to protect the strange things and fantastic beasts of the Antarctic ocean
Press release – 8 February, 2018Sydney, 9 February 2018 – ‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Alison Sudol are on board a Greenpeace ship heading for Antarctic waters. They will help make the case for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary backed by campaigners, scientists, over 40 international celebrities and 800,000 people around the…
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Huge swell of public opposition to new oil plot release in protected marine park
Press release – 6 February, 2018February 7, 2018: The Australian community are more opposed to fossil fuels at any time in history and the government must recognise concerns and cancel the release of new oil and gas exploration exploration areas, particularly that crossing into a protected marine park in the Great Australian Bight.The 21 plots…