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Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations $141 billion
That’s about $2,000 per person. Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate.
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Deep sea mining not the key to Epeli Hau’ofa’s dream of Pacific excellence
There’s a fight for the future happening in the Pacific Ocean. It’s a critical battle over deep sea mining. The fate of my parents’ homeland, Samoa, and the broader Pacific…
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Here’s why Greenpeace will join the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti
We all have a responsibility to defend Te Tiriti and protecting Te Tiriti is also entwined with the Greenpeace mission to protect nature and peace. That’s why we’ll be attending and supporting the nationwide hīkoi next week to protest the Treaty Principles Bill.
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Resist and persist
The following message was sent to all Greenpeace staff around the world in response to Donald Trump being named president-elect of the United States. In this trying moment, we also…
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Luxon removes local council’s power to protect freshwater
Freshwater protections are under threat under the Luxon government!
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Weakening or collapse of a major Atlantic current called AMOC has disrupted NZ’s climate in the past – and could do so again
New research shows past changes in AMOC have had significant impact on temperatures in New Zealand and across the southern hemisphere. These results imply that future collapse of AMOC may accelerate ongoing warming trends.
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Shocking new images illustrate Arctic glacier retreat in last century
Shocking images released by Greenpeace today illustrate the terrifying extent to which Arctic glaciers have retreated in the last century. The images follow up on an iconic photo series by renowned Swedish photographer Christian Åslund, who twenty years ago released a photo that is still being shared in the current day.
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NZ must step up to protect its own oceans to match international commitments
New Zealand and other Commonwealth nations wrapped up their global meeting in Samoa last week with a declaration to protect the ocean in the face of severe climate change, pollution…
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Coral pulled up by NZ trawler “environmental vandalism”
Revelations that a New Zealand trawler has destroyed kilograms of deep sea corals in a region of the South Pacific earmarked for protection, illustrates exactly why New Zealand must stop trawling these international waters.
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The Ruataniwha Dam: what is it, and why has it been renamed to the Tukituki Water Storage Scheme?
The Ruataniwha Dam could come back from the dead - but what is the Ruataniwha Dam, and why is it such an environmental catastrophe?
