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Annual report 2015
Greenpeace is on a transformational path. Our world is changing faster than at any other time in human history.
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This court victory in Indonesia could send shock waves across the fashion world
Indonesia's textile industry is worth a whopping US$20 billion, and supplies global fashion brands around the world. It has also left a huge environmental footprint. But a recent court victory could change everything. The question is: will big fashion brands catch up fast enough?
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Turning ocean destruction into brighter ideas
Deployed in their thousands and killing non-target species in their millions, fish aggregating devices (FADs) are a scourge to our oceans, devastating marine life to supply companies like Thai Union.
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Artivists take to the seas to save the Arctic
My name is Mike and was one of the three judges of the #SaveTheArctic poster competition. What an honour it has been! We've just chosen the top entries and soon I will meet the three lucky young winners; Anastasia, 21, from Russia; Sara, 18, from Spain; and Emile, 20, from Canada. It will be my…
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Hunting for ghost nets on Sylter Aussenriff
Not a lot of people know this, but the North Sea is one of the most beautiful places in the world to make a dive. On a perfect day, the visibility is endless, the water is a beautiful blueish green and – if the tide is calculated right – there is almost no current.
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We’re calling ‘lights out’ on Thai Union’s ocean destruction
Being in the middle of the Indian Ocean at night is incredible: you feel the vastness of the sea around you, the raw power of the waves, and the thick darkness.
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This is BIG! McDonald’s, Tesco, Young’s Seafood… commit to safeguard the Arctic
Amazing news! Today an entire industry including major global brands McDonald’s, Tesco, Young’s Seafood and Iglo agreed to push back against destruction of our pristine Arctic waters.
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Activists at sea call ‘lights out’ on Thai Union’s destructive seafood supply chain
Indian Ocean, 25 May 2016 – Activists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza chased a controversial vessel at the heart of Thai Union’s supply chain from its moorings today, in the latest in a series of global protests against the tuna giant’s destructive fishing practices.
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McDonald’s and global seafood providers in landmark move for Arctic protection
Amsterdam, 25 May 2016 - Global brands, including McDonald’s, Tesco, Iglo, Young’s Seafood, Icelandic Seachill, alongside the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, Russian fishing giant, Karat and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen, have today said “no” to the further expansion of cod fishing into the previously-frozen Northern Barents Sea — an area…
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Why there’s no place I’d rather be than on a Greenpeace ship in the North Sea
Everything is different on a ship. Walls are bulkheads, ceilings are deckheads, floors are decks, right is starboard, left is port, back is stern and front is bow. At sea, the ground wobbles beneath our feet, rocking us to sleep in our bunks, knocking us around the mess, which is a dining room, the galley,…
