All articles by Ellie Hooper
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MSC’s deliberate deceit: report reveals staggering scale of their fishing industry greenwash
One of the world’s most recognisable sustainability certifications, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) tick, has been exposed for the sham that it is, says Greenpeace, in a new report from environmental NGO Bloom.
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For a green and resilient future, we cannot delay ocean protection
As the world responds to the Covid-19 crisis, we must safeguard the resilience of the largest ecosystem on the planet.
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Solène Derville on her work studying seamounts and Humpback whales
Solène Derville is an award-winning scientist based in New Caledonia. Here she answers supporters’ questions on her work studying Humpback whales’ behaviour around seamounts in the South Pacific. You can…
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Liz Slooten on her three decades studying Māui and Hector’s dolphins
Liz Slooten in a marine mammal expert and Professor at the University of Otago. Here she answers supporters' questions about the nation's favourite dolphin.
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False Solutions Report: Throwing Away The Future
How companies still have it wrong on plastic pollution 'solutions'.
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Climate fight ‘unwinnable’ unless we protect oceans
The launch of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today highlights the urgent need for governments to protect the world’s oceans to win the fight…
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Controversial seabed mining case in Court of Appeal this week
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace are in the Court of Appeal in Wellington this week, defending last year’s High Court ruling that quashed Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) consent to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed.
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Major IPCC report: ‘The climate crisis is an oceans crisis’
"Unless we accelerate efforts to curb carbon emissions and take greater steps to protect our oceans, there will be devastating human, environmental and economic consequences.”
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Deep water: the emerging threat of deep sea mining
Our new report, In Deep Water: The Emerging Threat Of Deep Sea Mining, takes a look at a new direction in ocean exploitation. The oceans are facing more threats now…
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End-of-life plastic solutions not as important as source reductions
The announcement from Government this morning that it will invest $40 million into converting plastic waste into new products has been called a positive step by Greenpeace, but has left them asking where the ambition is for tackling plastic at its source.