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The Amazon’s ability to withstand climate change weakened by severe drought
Blogpost by Dr. Janet Cotter, Greenpeace Science Unit - February 4, 2011 at 14:18

This year an important Amazon river tributary, the Rio Negro, fell to its lowest ever recorded level. Droughts are likely to occur more frequently and become more intense in the future due to climate change. Image: Rodrigo Baléia / Greenpeace

Se... Read more >
Facebook, let's commit to Unfriend Coal by Earth Day
Blogpost by Kumi Naidoo - February 4, 2011 at 9:05

Since we started our campaign in February 2010, over 600,000 Greenpeace supporters like you have called on Facebook to unfriend coal and embrace renewables to power their massive data centres. Thank you.

Just last week, I met with Randi Zuckerber... Read more >
2011: The year of forests for people – and people for forests
Blogpost by John Bowler - February 3, 2011 at 9:22

The United Nations has labelled 2011 the International Year of Forests. The slogan is “Celebrating Forests for People”. It's a nice slogan. But does it mean anything? Will it bring us closer to protecting the forests and the people and biodive... Read more >
UN study reveals state of world's fisheries: Greenpeace has the solution
Blogpost by Steve Smith - February 2, 2011 at 20:15

Yesterday, at an obscure United Nations meeting, some distressing news came from a gathering of policy-makers, scientists and diplomats in Rome. The Food and Agricultural Organisation is convening in Italy and yesterday put forward their most rece... Read more >
Bluegreens gave me the blues
Blogpost by Nathan Argent - February 1, 2011 at 13:30 2 comments

This past weekend a colleague and I represented Greenpeace at the Blue-Greens conference in Akaroa. For those of you less familiar with this political group, they are the green wing of the National Party, spearheaded by the perennial Dr Nick Smith, ... Read more >
Karli talks tuna
Blogpost by nyoung - January 30, 2011 at 10:30

Karli Thomas, oceans campaigner with Greenpeace since 2005, discusses the worldwide decline of tuna and other fish stocks on Radio New Zealand. Click below to listen.

Take Action: Join the call for a global network of marine reserves ... Read more >
Japanese whaling will come to an end - the question is simply when
Blogpost by Junichi Sato - January 29, 2011 at 10:42 1 comment

On December 22, 2010 - the Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) acknowledged and publicly apologised for embezzlement within the whaling industry. An official from the powerful agency gave a 90 degree bow of apology on national television and explained tha... Read more >
Two days, two 'state of the union' speeches, two very different messages
Blogpost by Nathan Argent - January 28, 2011 at 10:09

This week we've seen political grandstanding from both Prime Minister John Key and President Obama about choices and direction. As the two elected leaders stood before their people to outline their plans for the future, the canyon between the vision a... Read more >