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Our oceans’ last chance: a historic opportunity
This is so exciting! For the next two weeks, there will be negotiations on a Global Ocean Treaty at the UN. It’s such a historic opportunity, scientists are calling it…
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Celebrations as High Court upholds seabed mining appeal
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Greenpeace today heralded the High Court’s decision to uphold their appeal against the Environmental Protection Agency’s granting of a consent to Trans Tasman Resources to…
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Greenpeace urges Government: stop playing catch-up with plastics
Today Greenpeace launches an ambitious new blueprint to tackle New Zealand’s plastic crisis. The action plan has been developed with a coalition of environmental groups under the banner Plastic Free…
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Greenpeace to make new challenge to Government on plastics
Following the win on plastic bags, Greenpeace is gearing up to issue a significant new challenge to Government on plastics. “The ban on single-use plastic bags was a huge win…
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An Orca mother finally abandons her dead calf that she carried for over two weeks
After 17 heartbreaking days, Tahlequah (J35), the orca mother who captured the world’s attention, has finally stopped carrying her dead calf through the Salish Sea off the Pacific coast of…
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World Photography Day through the lens of Greenpeace
I grew up in photography reading Robert Capa’s words: “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. It’s a simple statement but really profound. Photographers have understood this statement…
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Our oceans are finally getting the top-table attention they deserve
Last month, as a result of our campaign, Boris Johnson gave public backing to an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. This was a big deal: he was the first Foreign Secretary around…
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Plastics aren’t just polluting our oceans — they’re releasing greenhouse gases
I’m a French-Canadian postdoctoral scholar at the University of Hawaii, Manoa and part of the School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology (SOEST). As part of our team’s research,…
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Plastic bag ban proposal a win for people power and the oceans
Greenpeace is celebrating the Government’s announcement on single use plastic bags as a win for people power and the first big step towards addressing marine plastic pollution.
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Banning plastic bags in NZ is just the tip of the iceberg
This morning, as PM Jacinda Ardern announced plans to phase out single-use plastic bags in New Zealand, I couldn’t help but reflect on what a difference a year makes. Twelve…