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Greenpeace ends Deep Sea Arctic Expedition with findings of new species and over 100 hours of groundbreaking underwater footage
Today, Greenpeace concluded its month-long science expedition to seamounts and hydrothermal hot springs in the Arctic deep sea. The expedition, known as the Deep Sea Arctic Expedition, launched on May 8, 2026, bringing together world-leading researchers and scientists to explore deep-sea ecosystems from depths down to 3,000 metres.
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Greenpeace launches history-making Deep Sea Arctic Expedition into the deep sea, livestreaming from 3,000 m depth
VANCOUVER – On May 8, 2026, Greenpeace will officially launch on a month-long scientific mission to the Arctic deep-sea. The expedition, known as the Deep Arctic Expedition, is a first of its kind in Greenpeace history.
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Canadian Artists Unveil Oceans Murals as Historic Ocean Treaty Comes into Force
OTTAWA – Today, Greenpeace Canada unveiled two coastal murals in celebration of the Global Ocean Treaty officially entering into force after two decades of campaigning to protect the high seas.…
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Greenpeace Canada organizes a collective ground mural in support of deep sea mining moratorium
VANCOUVER – Greenpeace Canada, local Indigenous artists, volunteers and supporters gathered today outside the Vancouver headquarters of The Metals Company (TMC) to paint a collective street mural and expose the…
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Greenpeace Canada’s reaction to the opening of the UN Oceans Conference
TORONTO – The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), which is taking place this week from 9 to 13 June, is the most significant political moment on oceans since the agreement of the…
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Greenpeace welcomes Liberal Nature Platform, 100,000 Canadians seek nature accountability law
MONTREAL – Earlier this week, the Liberals led by Mark Carney announced plans for nature protection in Canada, unveiling a series of commitments aimed at conserving biodiversity, bolstering Indigenous stewardship,…
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UN biodiversity COP16 delivers new protections but fumbles nature finance, sends call for action to upcoming climate talks at COP29
Greenpeace welcomes COP16’s establishment of a new body dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, roles, territories and knowledge, progress on ocean protections, and on integration of biodiversity and climate action. But a last-minute and anti-climatic suspension of negotiations leaves disappointment about closing the finance gap.
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Urgent call for Canada to act on Bill C-73 at COP16
Ecojustice, Greenpeace Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation are calling on House leaders and the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development to prioritize Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Act
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UN Biodiversity COP16 is a chance for nature to recover
Governments come together for two weeks of negotiations in Cali, Colombia, to progress on the historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Footage released by Greenpeace reveals damage in the deep ocean from industrial fishing
In a new video published today, Greenpeace International reveals dramatic damage of bottom trawling on the Emperor Seamounts in the North Pacific, devastating fragile ecosystems, and calls for the creation of a new marine protected area in the High Seas.