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Greenpeace International unveils giant art installation ahead of Global Plastic Treaty talks
The installation includes a representation of a giant oil rig powering an endless plastic supply chain, highlighting how 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels and pollute across their entire lifecycle.
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Using Art to tackle the plastic pollution crisis
Art, in its essence, is a translator. It deciphers the complex, making it accessible and evocative. This machine, for instance, transforms the intricate narrative of plastic production and pollution into a stark, visceral display, inciting an emotional response and a call to arms.
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UN urged to stop the fossil fuel industry sabotaging new Global Plastic Treaty
With this letter we are urging the UN to listen to the millions of people around the world who want an end to plastic pollution, rather than the interests of the oil and gas lobby.
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Roadmap For Recommendations For the Ratification of Work in Fishing Convention, 2007
In June 2007, the International Labour Organization (ILO) created the Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188). The ILO C-188 was aimed at ensuring decent working conditions for fishers aboard fishing…
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Greenpeace on ASEAN’s historic declaration on migrant fishers protection
The declaration is considered a milestone especially for developing countries in Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines which are considered the world’s biggest “supplier” of migrant fishers as ship crew to the global fishing industry. This victory is not only for migrant workers rights activists, but also for all Southeast Asian migrant fishers.
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Auyu environmental warriors bring Papuan forest fight to Jakarta court
Brandishing shields, bows, and legal dossiers, Auyu environmental warriors today took the fight for their traditional land from the forests of South Papua into a Jakarta courtroom.
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The journey towards migrant workers’ protection in Southeast Asia
Efforts to protect migrant fishing workers is much like climbing in the Himalayas. Very high. Very tough. Very distant.
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A gentle reminder to ‘Invest in Our Planet’
With so much corporate interest around Earth Day, especially with this year’s theme: Invest in Our Planet– it begs the question: what has been accomplished by companies and leaders touting sustainability?
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Greenpeace Philippines statement on the adoption of a historic UN General Assembly Resolution for an Advisory Opinion on Climate Change from the International Court of Justice
This landmark resolution vindicates the work of communities in the Philippines who have long stood up for climate justice and to defend their rights in the face of climate impacts caused by the activities of rich nations and fossil fuel companies.
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Greenpeace Philippines calls for reduced plastic production and corporate commitments to shift to reuse systems on first International Day of Zero-Waste
We can’t speak of sustainability while our systems and business models still rely on harmful materials and finite resources like plastics and the fossil fuels which they’re made of. Corporate and government actions for reduced plastic production and reuse must happen.