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Greenpeace ship Esperanza targets Thai Union’s destructive fishing in Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean, 18 April 2016 - Today, the Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, launched an expedition in the Indian Ocean to peacefully tackle unsustainable fishing by the world’s largest tuna company, Thai Union.
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“Sustainable” fish from major consumer brands linked to Arctic destruction
Amsterdam, 2 March 2016 - Fishing fleets that supply major consumer brands are using giant trawlers in an area known as the ‘Arctic Galapagos’, according to a new Greenpeace investigation.
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Italy’s largest fashion supply chain pledges to Detox hazardous chemicals
Milan, 11 February 2016 - In the largest commitment of its kind, 20 companies from Italy’s Prato textile district simultaneously announced today in a press conference hosted by Greenpeace in Milan their commitment to Detox; the highest standard in toxic-free fashion production. Prato is home to Italy’s oldest textile manufacturers and most extensive fashion supply…
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Greenpeace activist scales coal ship off the coast of Helsinki
Baltic Sea/Helsinki, 1 November 2015 – A Greenpeace activist has scaled the 155m long bulk carrier, Alppila, transporting coal to one of Finland’s most polluting power plants in central Helsinki. The coal ship and its climate-damaging cargo have now aborted its entry to the Port of Helsinki and now steam away from Helsinki accompanied by…
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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.
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Injured Greenpeace activist faces Spanish navy culprits who threaten prosecution under ‘piracy’ chapter of criminal code
Madrid, 28 July, 2015 - A Greenpeace activist who was severely injured by the Spanish navy on November 15th, 2014, during a peaceful protest at sea near the Canary Islands is being investigated under the piracy chapter of Spain's criminal code. She faced questioning today by the National Court concerning this investigation, and her complaint…
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Rainbow Warrior marks 30th anniversary of bombing with action to save the Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, Australia, 10 July, 2015 - Greenpeace activists from the flagship Rainbow Warrior today took action against the mass of coal ships in Australian waters, waiting to export climate change worldwide.
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New evidence shows Chinese, West African governments must rein in rogue fishing fleet
Beijing/Dakar, 20 May, 2015 – At least 74 fishing vessels owned and operated by four Chinese Distant Water Fishing (DWF) companies have been exposed for fishing illegally in prohibited fishing grounds in West Africa and falsifying their gross tonnage, according to findings from a two-year investigation by Greenpeace East Asia and Greenpeace Africa.
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Greenpeace demands scale up of ecological farming
Amsterdam, 18 May, 2015 – Ecological farming, a path towards an agricultural model that protects the environment and secures farmers' livelihood, has been mapped out in a Greenpeace report released today. It is a system based on the latest scientific innovations and produces healthy food while working with nature.
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Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior brings relief to Vanuatu’s stranded islands
Port Vila, 16 May, 2015 - Greenpeace's flagship vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, will arrive in Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila on Monday to help deliver relief to Vanuatu's outlying islands, many of which are still stranded without electricity or basic living essentials.
