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Greenpeace urges IMO to protect Pacific, agree on rapid emissions phase-out
London, UK - Greenpeace International is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to at last take action against the shipping industry’s climate-polluting carbon emissions.
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Greenpeace International to not renew FSC membership
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Greenpeace International announced today it is not renewing its membership in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global timber certification scheme for which the NGO was a founding member 25 years ago.
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The incredible firefighting women of Russia
Did you know that in Russia, women aren’t allowed to become firefighters by law? But that’s not stopping these courageous women from volunteering to fight forest fires anyway…
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Deep sea mining decisions: Approaching the point of no return
For the last two weeks, the International Seabed Authority has been in discussions in Jamaica. Its mission; to work towards the finalisation of exploitation regulations, a so-called mining code.
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Activists board oil rig as legal case against Norwegian oil continues
Skipavika, Norway - Peaceful Greenpeace kayaktivists are protesting an oil rig on the West coast of Norway with signs that say "Same shit, new wrapping".
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Imaginary Trees, Real Destruction
A weak licensing regime and indiscriminate and illegal logging of Ipe are causing damage to the forest and its inhabitants. Some of the effects of this environmental crime are already visible, including deeper encroachment of illegal roads and growing degradation of the forest, the destruction of biodiversity and an intensification of violence in the countryside.
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Greenpeace investigation exposes the krill fishing industry “waging tug-of-war for food” with Antarctic penguins and whales
London, UK - A new Greenpeace investigation has tracked the activities of the little-known krill fishing industry in the Antarctic over the last five years, to expose the environmental risks of this fast-growing industry in one of the world’s most pristine regions.
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Licence to Krill
Greenpeace investigations reveal how krill-fishing companies are expanding operations in the fragile Antarctic ocean, putting an entire food web at risk.
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3 women on what climate justice means to them
When it comes to climate impacts, it’s women who are more severely affected. But it’s this injustice that’s bringing women to the forefront of the climate justice movement.
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Greenpeace investigation shows Fukushima radiation risks to last into next century
Tokyo, Japan - A comprehensive survey by Greenpeace Japan in Fukushima prefecture, revealed radiation levels up to 100 times higher than the international limit for public exposure.
