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What do Oreo, Mondelez, Wilmar have to do with orangutans?
My name is Annisa Rahmawaiti, and I am a forest campaigner at Greenpeace Indonesia. I’ve dedicated my whole life to protecting our rainforests, yet many companies are complicit in razing them…
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Greenpeace calls for ban on chemical nitrogen fertiliser
Greenpeace is opening up a new front in the struggle to save New Zealand’s rivers and reduce agricultural emissions. The environmental heavyweight is calling for a ban on chemical nitrogen…
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Oil and gas exploration ban passes into law
Greenpeace today welcomes the passing of legislation that puts the ban on new oil and gas permits into law.
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Greenpeace fury at Mackenzie Dairy decision
Greenpeace is furious at a council decision to let the controversial mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie turn on it’s irrigators before all the conditions of the resource consent are…
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Governments have failed to protect the Antarctic — but this isn’t over
Over the last two weeks, a group of governments met in Hobart, Australia, to negotiate a new Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. They failed. Although 22 governments supported the sanctuary, negotiators from…
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Greenpeace slams Antarctic Ocean Commission for ‘failing its mandate’ to protect Antarctic waters
Greenpeace has slammed the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) for “failing its mandate” following a meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, where governments failed to agree a vast Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, backed by…
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Stewart Island under threat from oil exploration
On the Rainbow Warrior, I’ve just been to one of the most incredible places I’ve ever seen – Rakiura/Stewart Island. Here, the coast is so thick with rainforest it seems…
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Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever sign global plastics pledge but still haven’t prioritized reduction
Bali, Indonesia, October 29 – Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment announced today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, saying that it allows for too much flexibility.…
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Greenpeace Mackenzie dairy protestors escape conviction
A dozen Greenpeace activists arrested for protesting the site of a mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie Country earlier this year will not be convicted. Those arrested include a grandmother…
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A crisis of convenience. The corporations behind the plastics pollution pandemic
The sight of rivers, oceans and communities overwhelmed with plastic waste has become a shocking – and all too common sight. The logos and images of big consumer brands –…
