The crew had been aboard the Japanese longliner for seven months. Mostly from Indonesia, the men didn’t speak much English, but a few did recognize the name ‘Greenpeace’. It was clear the ship had seen its fair share of fishing, but...
Noa is a fisheries inspector from Mozambique, an easy-going man with soft features who really lights up if you talk to him about his work. He like’s to wear stripes. Mozambique’s ocean fisheries cover an area of almost 600,000 km2 and...
When I think about climate change in Africa, the word that comes to mind is ‘injustice’ – the reality that those least responsible for climate change, are the one’s most exposed to its impacts. Simultaneously, they’re the...
Becoming a green consumer is easier than you think. I used to be one of those people who thought very little about the effect I was having on the environment around me in my daily life. I was always passionate about preserving it,...
I was walking along the side of the ship, looking out across the sea onto the shore. There was quite a strong wind blowing, enough to fill three of our sails, but the waves hadn’t picked up yet. I leaned over the side and said how much...
Today I’m onboard the Rainbow Warrior , sailing around the coast of South Africa , and it’s given me a really great opportunity to reflect on how I got here and where it’s taking me in life. I was born in a small town east of...
Challenges, victories, and success stories: 2011 was another incredible year for all of us at Greenpeace Africa.
What would you do if 22 years into serving a life sentence, you were given an opportunity to be released from prison? That was the offer made to Nelson Mandela in 1985, and all he had to do to secure his release from prison was to...
Stories of extreme weather events are almost a daily feature of news headlines around the world. Droughts, wildfires, heat waves, severe and widespread flooding: wild weather is becoming the new normal, and climate experts say these...
Oshwe is a small forest community deep in the indigenous rainforests of the DRC. Although administratively classified as an urban area, it has all the characteristics of a rural community. It is supplied with manufactured goods,...
The Arctic is under threat. As you read this, oil companies and politicians are plotting to carve up the icy north, extending their national territories and searching for drill sites. But with your help, we can draw a line in the...
I cannot believe tonight is officially my last nightwatch shift here in Rio onboard the Rainbow Warrior. It has been an incredible, informative and inspiring stay here. An experience filled with many sweet and bitter moments. ...
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