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Hope for the oceans: Greenpeace divers discover ocean paradise off the coast of Cape Town
Cape Town, 12 November 2019 – A team of Greenpeace activists, divers and scientists onboard Greenpeace’s iconic Arctic Sunrise discovered a biodiversity haven on the Vema Seamount, 1 000km off…
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Ghost gear: the abandoned fishing nets haunting our oceans
Our new report Ghost gear: the abandoned fishing nets haunting our oceans takes a look at lost and abandoned fishing gear that keeps impacting our ocean’s marine life, even after…
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Greenpeace exposes destructive fishing vessels in the South Atlantic
Montevideo, Uruguay, 31 October 2019 — Greenpeace Andino activists protested today against the lack of regulation for the fishing industry in the South Atlantic by displaying a 25 meter-long banner…
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There are enormous mountains under the sea. Here are five things you need to know.
1/ Seamounts were once volcanoes Seamounts are large submarine volcanic mountains, formed through volcanic activity and submerged under the ocean. Though they were once seen as nothing more than a…
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It’s a monster, a plastic monster!
A shoal of surreal, plastic-pollution monsters seized Nelson Mandela University (NMU) campus on 28 August. The anti-plastic-pollution performance was born out of a desire to raise awareness about the plastic…
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New IPCC report shows critical need for accelerated climate action and oceans protection
Monaco, 25 September, 2019 – The launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere today, highlights the need for governments to urgently…
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Greenpeace Africa Documentary Shines Light on the Stolen Heritage of Western Cape Fishing Communities
Cape Town, 24 September 2019. This Heritage Day, Greenpeace Africa shared a teaser for an upcoming documentary it produced to amplify the voices of small-scale fishers in the Western Cape.…
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Arctic Sunrise set to liven up the ocean around Cape Town. 19, 20 October – V&A Waterfront
Something big is coming… all the way from the Arctic to the blue shores of South Africa. An adventure from the north pole to the south pole – a quest…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on African states to work towards an ambitious global treaty for the oceans
Dakar, September 11th, 2019 – Today, Greenpeace urged African governments to work towards a strong global treaty for the oceans that could help protect at least 30% of the high…
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It could be our last chance to protect the Amazon Reef region
The Amazon Reef region is a vital, diverse and beautiful area between Brazil and French Guiana. A place where the impossible becomes a reality: a reef that grows at up…