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Take Plastic-Free July one step further this year: Hold the real polluters accountable
Access to refillable, plastic-free options in our communities should be more than a “nice to have.” That is why we’re taking Plastic-Free July a step further this year.
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What’s keeping the unprofitable high seas fishing industry going? Simple: Forced Labour
As fish populations collapse and fishing vessels have to go further out at sea, transportation and refrigeration costs have increased. While these costs are fixed, labour costs are more flexible. This is especially true far out at sea, where isolation and lack of oversight render fishers – who are often migrants with few legal protections…
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Tips to save money while helping the environment
Reduce and reuse often go hand-in-hand. There are many affordable options available for all of us to explore.
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Nine people indicted for abusing crew members on Taiwan owned fishing vessel – Greenpeace response
The high seas fishing industry uses cost-cutting and illegal fishing tactics, forced labor, and other human rights abuses to stay profitable. This indictment on the nine people who worked on the Da Wang is indicative of a wider problem.
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Greenpeace Southeast Asia teams up with Discovery Networks for Earth Day 2022
This Earth Day collaboration hopes to shed light on the plastics crisis and invite the wider public to be part of the solution by choosing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic.
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Building better food systems for people and nature
We are inspired when the people take back their power to create alternative food systems that are more collaborative, socially just and environmentally sustainable.
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Plastic worsens the climate crisis, from the Philippines to the United States
Plastic comes from fossil fuels and the consumer goods companies pushing plastic on our communities from the United States to the Philippines are making the climate crisis worse.
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Organizations urge U.S. to block imports from Taiwanese seafood giant over forced labor concerns
FCF, which last year acquired major US tuna brand Bumble Bee Seafoods, has previously been accused of poor supply chain management with forced labor, human trafficking, IUU (illegal, unreported, and unregulated) fishing, and illegal shark finning via its vessels, as well as potential links to the deaths of a fishery observer and an Indonesian migrant…
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US government block fishing vessel on suspicion of forced labor – Greenpeace Southeast Asia response
“To ensure the rights and life of fishing crews are protected, we need flag states to uphold international standards and perform proper oversight and safety of their ships so decent work at sea can be achieved."
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Meet Malaysia’s frontline defender against plastic pollution
We could say that Pua Lay Peng is the Malaysian version of Erin Brockovich, a concerned citizen who fought for a better environment and consequently, built a strong movement.
