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Greenpeace responds to Norway’s proposal to licence first Arctic areas for deep sea mining
The Norwegian government today released a proposal to open the first licensing round for companies to mine minerals in deep sea areas in the Arctic.
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Governments to meet at UN to discuss first ever “Ocean COP”
Governments will meet at the United Nations HQ in New York to work on the UN Ocean Treaty for the first time since it opened for signatures.
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Protecting rainforests with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have been living in harmony with forests for generations. Here are three examples of communities who have been involved in the protection of their lands and ancestral knowledge.
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Greenpeace koalas scale iconic McDonald’s store, demanding fast food giant takes deforestation off the menu
Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists dressed as koalas have climbed an iconic McDonald’s store in Melbourne, kicking off a campaign highlighting the fast food giant’s failure to eliminate deforestation from its supply chain.
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Not Lovin’ It: Koalas demand McDonald’s take deforestation off the menu
Right now, the beef industry in Australia is killing millions of native animals every year, including koalas, wallabies, lizards and birds, and McDonald’s is one of Australia’s biggest beef purchasers.
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Time to make polluters pay
It’s time to finally answer the burning question: Who pays?
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Banks must stop funding illegal Amazon deforestation, Prosecutor says after Greenpeace Brazil report
The landmark decision follows a Greenpeace Brazil’s report which found that national and international banks had been using Brazil's rural credit system to finance thousands of rural properties that are driving illegal deforestation, invasion of Indigenous territories, and other destructive activities.
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The sea belongs to us: Stories from Thailand’s Ocean Defenders
Meet the Ocean Defenders of Thailand who are bravely fighting for their right to protect their homes.
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Major land rights win for Indigenous Peoples over forest area the size of Hong Kong in Southwest Papua
Four thousand Indigenous Papuans have finally received legal recognition of customary rights over tropical rainforest spanning an area almost the size of Hong Kong