Illegal and destructive logging at the Kiunga Aiambak project was the focus of much attention and criticism in the build up to the recent election in Papua New Guinea. Now these crimes are set to come under a global spotlight at the Earth Summit in South Africa.
For 8 years, the threat of two massive coal fired power stations has hung over the small Thai village of Bo Nok. Now the people have made a powerful choice. They’ve rejected fossil fuels and have the wind power to prove it.
In a peaceful protest, 3 Greenpeace climbers scaled the 80-metre Parliament House flagpole to unfurl their message on a giant banner: "Ratify Kyoto Now".
After days of being left in the dark and cold, the lights are back on today at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, thanks to a little solar salvation.
As leaders from Pacific Island nations, Australia and New Zealand gather in Suva, Fiji, next week for the Pacific Islands Forum, Greenpeace stirs the pot with an analysis of the links between development aid and environmental issues in the Pacific.
Just two weeks ago, Henk Haazen was facing a couple of armed nuclear freighters in the Tasman Sea. Today, he and his crew from the SV Tiama are in Suva, Fiji, to help Pacific Island leaders stand firm against such nuclear shipments. They’re here for the Pacific Island Forum, to tell their tales from the Nuclear Free Seas flotilla.
What an amazing sight, whales frolicking in Sydney Harbour! If you saw 'em and snapped 'em, we'd love to use your best picture in a photogallery on our website.
