All articles by Greenpeace International
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Marine life flies outside UN as world meets to discuss global ocean treaty
“The fate of our oceans is in the hands of everyone in these negotiations. It's no exaggeration to say that the governments meeting today are making history as we speak. It is urgent they create a strong ocean treaty which allows us to create a global network of ocean sanctuaries.”
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Setback to Trans Mountain pipeline is a win for Indigenous communities and the climate
"This decision is not just a win for Indigenous Nations in Canada, but for environment defenders across the globe,” said Diana Best, Senior Climate and Energy Campaigner for Greenpeace USA.
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World’s top climate experts to testify in landmark investigation into fossil fuel companies
Climate experts will appear as witnesses in the ongoing hearings by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the responsibility of 47 fossil fuel companies for the global climate crisis.
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World Orangutan Day: Numbers in decline despite Indonesian government’s claims
“If hunting and forest loss are halted in the future this decline could be reversed, but to the best of our knowledge that has not happened yet."
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Monsanto loses world’s first Roundup cancer trial — Greenpeace comment
“This is the latest in a long string of wake up calls. The WHO has called the main ingredient in RoundUp, glyphosate, ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’. Now the findings in this latest court case demonstrate that we need to stop the use of chemicals that can potentially harm human health and move to an ecological…
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New Zealand ban on single-use plastic bags a win for people power
"It’s time for the world’s largest governments and companies to recognise that we cannot recycle our way out of this problem."
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Greenpeace: Extreme weather ‘consistent with predictions of climate changed world’
“The global spread of these devastating heatwaves points to climate change as a clear factor."
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Halcyon Agri clearing nearly 10 football pitches a day near UNESCO site
"We need to see Halcyon Agri and Sudcam Hevea immediately halt their deforestation as well as submit a complete Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of their activities..."
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Vulnerable ecosystems revealed in Antarctic seafloor dives to receive protection
"We know so little about these remote waters that there is a precautionary imperative to protect them."
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Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki: Greenpeace climbers in church bell tower call for climate action
"Everywhere in the world, people are determined to break free from fossil fuels. It is disappointing that presidents Trump and Putin are not helping us."