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  • Ecological Produce at Farmers Market in Paris © Peter Caton / Greenpeace
    Stories

    5 ways to celebrate World Food Day (and fix our broken food system)

    Today is World Food Day and food lovers have found some fabulous ways to celebrate. Food that's good for people and our planet is a human right: from farmers in Argentina and city folk in France, to children in the Philippines and foodies in the USA, food that's organic, local and seasonal should be a…

    Amanda Graupner 1 min read
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    The story of a spoon

    "You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life... Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you."– Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

    Arin de Hoog 1 min read
  • Crane with Nest in Germany © Markus Mauthe / Greenpeace
    Stories

    A pestiferous problem

    A new report on Europe's pesticide addiction addresses the thorny topic of ridding ourselves of pesticides for good.

    Dr. Dirk Zimmermann 3 min read
  • Europes Pesticide Addiction
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    Europe’s Pesticide Addiction

    Europe's dependency on chemical pesticides is nothing short of an addiction. Crops are routinely doused with a variety of chemicals, usually applied multiple times to single crops throughout the whole growing season. Industrial agriculture, with its heavy use of chemical pesticides, pollutes our water and soil and leads to loss of habitats and biodiversity.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read
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    You did it! Shell abandons Arctic drilling

    From activists who scaled Shell’s rig in April or who stopped one of Shell’s ships this July, to the millions of people all over the world who signed petitions, paraded with polar bears, shared stories and helped organise for real environmental justice, this is YOUR victory. Thank you.

    April Glaser 3 min read
  • Expedition to Pilato Lake in Italy to Detox the Great Outdoors © Roberto Isotti / Greenpeace
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    Hazardous chemicals in pristine nature: why don’t we get rid of them?

    Who hasn't dreamt of being in the untouched wilderness of the Himalayas, the Andes or the Altai Mountains, hiking or climbing in these incredible natural landscapes? Nowhere in the world is the snow purer or the water cleaner than in a clear mountain lake far from civilisation.

    Gabriele Salari 3 min read
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    Footprints in the Snow

    Outdoor brands and their suppliers rely upon stunning natural images of lonely, pristine mountain lakes and remote snowy mountain ranges climbed by famous outdoor adventurers for their advertising. Yet the chemicals used to make their products weatherproof are leaving an indelible footprint in the remote mountainous regions so loved by outdoor enthusiasts.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read
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    It’s not a whale. It’s not a shark. It’s a whale shark!

    Found in tropical oceans in areas like the Maldives, Philippines and Mexico they feed mainly on plankton and are by far the largest living non mammalian vertebrate. But despite being docile (they pose absolutely no threat to divers) they're also unfortunately hunted for their highly prized fins and meat.

    Sumardi Ariansyah 2 min read
  • Illegal Purse Seine Fishing Vessel © Alex Hofford / Greenpeace
    Stories

    A mothership your mother wouldn’t like

    Transshipping lets fishing vessels travel half way around the world to work in the Pacific, keeping their workers isolated and their catch out of sight of authorities, sometimes for years on end, without having to go into a Pacific port once.

    Oliver Knowles 4 min read
  • 'Free the Arctic 30' Protest at Embassy in Switzerland © Greenpeace / Jonas Scheu
    Press Releases

    Russian government broke international law in Greenpeace Arctic 30 case – tribunal

    Vienna, 24 August 2015 - An international tribunal today ruled that the Russian government broke international law by boarding a Greenpeace ship and detaining its crew following a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling in 2013.

    Greenpeace International 2 min read