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New bottom trawling report ‘wake-up call for deluded fishing industry’, say environmentalists
An authoritative new report reveals the considerable carbon cost of bottom trawling, with environmentalists calling it a “damning wake-up call” for the commercial fishing industry.
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We need your help to fight Shell in court
Shell is suing Greenpeace - threatening an $8m damages claim and trying to stop us protesting anywhere in the world. We need your help to fight Shell in court.
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The NZ ad industry wants to clean up its climate act – but will agencies drop their fossil fuel clients?
At the launch of the Auckland Climate Festival last month, Green Party Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick spoke about how building a community is the best way to avoid being…
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An indigenous perspective is essential for a strong Global Plastics Treaty
This week, I am in Nairobi as an observer delegate to the third round of negotiations for a Global Plastic Treaty.
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Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic
Nairobi, Kenya – Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic. The 90-second video from Greenpeace…
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NZ First must be kept out of fishing and ocean portfolios
Greenpeace is urging the National Party to keep New Zealand First out of any oceans or fisheries portfolios – citing previous examples of Winston Peters’ party pandering to fishing industry…
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Protecting Aotearoa’s water: The fight against nitrogen pollution
Everyone should be able to trust that the water from their tap is safe to drink. But synthetic nitrogen fertiliser - and the intensive dairying it enables - is causing alarmingly high levels of nitrate contamination in our drinking water, endangering people’s health.
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Neocolonialism in the Pacific: Fukushima radiation and deep sea mining
The Fukushima radioactive water discharge and the emergence of deep sea mining have raised new concerns about neocolonialism in the Pacific.
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Government bid to criminalise sea protests slammed
A range of well-known New Zealand groups and individuals have today slammed the government’s controversial move to criminalise aspects of peaceful protests at sea.
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Why Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040
The data is clear. Global plastic production doubled from 2000 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year, and without action is anticipated to nearly triple by 2050.