{"id":74882,"date":"2026-04-30T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=74882"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:47:43","slug":"a-dose-of-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/story\/74882\/a-dose-of-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dose of Good News!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to effecting change, Greenpeace takes action in all sorts of ways. From sailing the oceans and urgent petitions, to powerful murals and bold protests. Across the movement, we\u2019re combining our skills to raise awareness, demand stronger environmental policies, and hold those in power accountable. <\/p>\n\n

In this month’s update, I want to share some stories from the Greenpeace network that have inspired me in recent weeks, in the hope that their creativity, passion, and determination will inspire you too. <\/p>\n\n

Campaign Updates<\/h2>\n\n

Greenpeace Aotearoa (New Zealand) sued the world\u2019s largest dairy exporter for greenwashing\u2014and won!<\/h3>\n\n
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In 2024, Greenpeace activists protested during an investors meeting at Fonterra’s headquarters in Auckland. The activists put together a puzzle that exposed the cost of Fonterra\u2019s use of palm kernel for the rainforest in Southeast Asia.
\u00a9 Oren Oaariki \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Greenpeace Aotearoa is celebrating an important win against intensive dairy greenwash.<\/p>\n\n

In 2024, the organization took legal action<\/a> against Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, for misleading customers with false claims on its butter packaging. <\/strong>Fonterra claimed that its Anchor-brand butter was \u201c100% New Zealand Grass-Fed.\u201d In reality, cows were being fed palm kernel\u2014an imported feed linked to rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n

In April, the case settled out of court, with Fonterra publicly admitting<\/a> that it broke the law.<\/strong> It\u2019s a meaningful moment because greenwashing not only misleads people, but delays real climate action by making us think that progress is happening when it’s not. So, when we see a company make vague, deceptive, or even false claims about their environmental impact(s), it\u2019s important that we call it out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Onwards<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n

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Greenpeace Africa secures a formal collaboration with South Africa\u2019s Department of Water and Sanitation<\/h3>\n\n
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In 2025, Greenpeace Africa marched alongside other civil society groups to deliver a memorandum to the Mayor of Johannesburg, demanding government accountability and transparency in the transition to renewable energy, access to clean water, and protection of the environment.
\u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Tumelo Mohlamonyane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Greenpeace Africa is leading a bold, responsive campaign to highlight South Africa\u2019s water crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Taps are running dry in the country, even though the region experienced one of the worst floods in its recorded history a few months ago. As Angelo Louw, a Greenpeace staff member based in Johannesburg, writes<\/a>: \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s water crises show what happens when climate stress meets aging systems.\u201d In other words, the water shortage is driven by climate change, and compounded by infrastructure failures (like burst pipes) and poor management.<\/p>\n\n

In response, Greenpeace Africa has been documenting frontline stories and supporting community protests to force action and accountability. In one striking action, volunteers delivered a glass of dirty water to a Minister\u2019s office, asking a simple question: \u201cwould you drink this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Now, that pressure is opening doors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Department of Water and Sanitation has invited Greenpeace Africa<\/strong> to participate in the country\u2019s national climate response and nominate a \u201cClimate Change Champion\u201d to collaborate directly with the government. Cynthia Moyo, a Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner, will take on this important role.<\/p>\n\n

This marks a major step forward for Greenpeace Africa\u2019s ability to influence water and climate policy. It\u2019s also a testament to what sustained engagement, strategic campaigning, and partnership-building between civil society and government can accomplish.<\/p>\n\n

The focus remains clear: turning policy ambition into tangible climate action for communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Action Alert<\/h2>\n\n
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The Arctic Sunrise joins the Global Sumud Flotilla, sailing alongside more than seventy vessels who seek to directly challenge Israel\u2019s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza.
\u00a9 Max Cavallari \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

From the desk of Pujarini Sen<\/strong>, Project Lead for the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship:<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace\u2019s Arctic Sunrise is joining the Global Sumud Flotilla to support a peaceful civilian mission challenging the blockade on Gaza and demanding safe, unhindered humanitarian access.<\/p>\n\n

The ship\u2019s role is clear: to provide technical and operational maritime support to the people-led flotilla and assist the vessels in safely transiting across the Mediterranean before they complete the last 200 nautical miles onto Gaza\u2019s shores.<\/p>\n\n

This is an act of solidarity, practical support, and non-violent resistance, rooted in the belief that when governments fail to protect life and uphold international law, people will still come together to act.<\/p>\n\n

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Hot Off the Press<\/h2>\n\n
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Greenpeace Canada recently published a report that sheds light on legal concerns regarding The Metals Company\u2019s pursuit of deep sea mining. The report, Claiming the Commons: The Legal Quagmire of The Metals Company<\/em>, reveals that the Vancouver-based deep sea mining firm is circumventing (and potentially violating) international law by using the United States permitting process to secure licenses and permits to engage in extractive activities in the deep seabed.<\/p>\n\n

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Picture of the Month<\/h2>\n\n
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Greenpeace Andino activists staged a protest at the entrance to the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Greenpeace\u2019s creative confrontation drew attention to the Argentine government\u2019s reform to the Glaciers Law, and the serious consequences it could have on Argentina\u2019s water security. Essentially, the reforms would loosen environmental protections to allow for extractivist activities (primarily mining) in areas that were protected prior to the reform, including glacial and periglacial landscapes. In protest, the environmentalists sat on toilets, sending a clear message: “Senators, don\u2019t defecate in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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