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Greenpeace South Asia Welcomes Regional Leadership in Ratification of Historic UN Ocean Treaty
30th September 2024. India, Bangladesh and the Maldives have taken historic steps for the protection of our oceans at the UN General Assembly closing today in New York, with India…
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Greenpeace South Asia Calls on Sri Lanka’s Presidential Candidates to Commit to the Global Ocean Treaty
A year ago, during the UN General Assembly, more than 80 countries signed the Global Ocean Treaty (also known as the High Seas Treaty or Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National…
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How the High Seas Treaty Can Safeguard Our Oceans and Five Reasons Why Sri Lanka Must Lead the Way
The United Nations Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also referred to as the High Seas Treaty or Global Ocean Treaty, is the first legally binding agreement focused on…
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Air Quality Alert: Bangladesh, Pakistan and India are most polluted globally
The World Air Quality report for 2023 is out and South Asia’s performance has been dismal. Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have occupied the top three spots in the global ranking…
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Oceanswell and Greenpeace South Asia conduct cetacean surveys in the high seas of the Indian Ocean
Colombo, March 6, 2024: Greenpeace South Asia and Sri Lankan marine conservation organisation Oceanswell have just returned to Colombo following the successful completion of cetacean visual and acoustic surveys in…
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Unilever Uncovered
The world has been breaking records when it comes to the world temperature rising – these are records we do not have to break. It causes damage disproportionately across the…
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‘Real Beauty, Real Harm’: 3 ugly truths behind Dove’s ‘Real Beauty
Dove’s chief execs will tell you they care about women and girls. They’re spending millions on ‘Real Beauty’ campaigns to convince you that their brand is a force for good.…
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Deep sea mining will not start on our watch
As long as the deep sea mining industry intends to plunder the seabed, we’ll be there to expose their reckless plan threatening the oceans. That is why, onboard the Arctic…
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My Pacific odyssey through cyclones, loss and damage, and the urgent need to make polluters pay
For ten gruelling hours in Efate island, Vanuatu, I desperately clung to the door of the guesthouse room I was staying in as unrelenting winds threatened to rip it off…
