#Oceans
Our oceans are home to millions of awe-inspiring creatures, and part of the cultural heritage of millions of coastal peoples in Canada and worldwide. Life on our blue planet depends on healthy oceans, but scientists warn that sea life could face the next mass extinction. Urgent action is needed to protect all life in our oceans, large and small, and to support people who live by the ocean and rely on it for their livelihoods. Next to climate change, overfishing is the single greatest threat to marine biodiversity. Populations of ocean life are in dramatic decline because of a growing demand for fish. An already out of control industry is hunting sea life faster than it can repopulate, and industrial fish farming is putting wild stocks at risk. In addition, pollution – including plastic and harmful chemicals – is infiltrating food chains, harming wildlife and destroying the sheer beauty of our seas and coastlines. Our oceans need to recover and flourish. With your support, we can take action that protects them. Join us.
Things you can do
We want you to take action because together we’re strong.
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The ocean is not for sale: stop the deep sea mining code
Add your name to demand that Canada lock the seabed out of reach for extractive industries.
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Stop Deep Sea Mining
We need Canada to stop deep sea mining before it starts. Join the campaign now.
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Protect the Oceans
The seas provide half of our oxygen, food for a billion people, and a home for some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth. But the impacts of climate change, pollution and destructive industries mean they’re in more danger than ever.
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How to Hold a Sponge: On quiet leadership and the conditions for change
I’ve come to learn that while Greenpeace is an organization that speaks boldly, it’s also an organization that listens boldly.
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We did it: Canada has ratified the Global Ocean Treaty. What now?
After more than 20 years of campaigning, Canada has finally ratified the Global Ocean Treaty. A historic win for the ocean, and for all of you who made it possible.…
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End of ISA’s 31st session: moratorium support surges as ISA fails to tackle unlawful deep sea mining
While governments failed to set a clear direction on unlawful deep sea mining at the ISA, our hive in Toronto was buzzing with folks finding ways to take meaningful action.