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Deep Sea Mining Is Not The Future
Find out the three myths about deep sea mining, and why they’re not what they seem!
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How an Instagram hashtag is inspiring thousands to protect the oceans
If you follow artists and illustrators on Instagram, it is likely you’ve come across the #DrawThisInYourStyle challenge, where artists recreate others illustrations in their own unique style.
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It’s only when something is gone that we realise how much we miss it.
The immense popularity of the 'Iamsterdam' sign provided the perfect means to shine a light on the deforestation that is decimating the world's largest remaining rainforest and to turn the letters into a solidarity message for the Amazon. With the inclusive 'I am', the message is also one of profound appreciation and respect for the…
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The crunch question on climate: How can I help?
Working in climate and environment, you hear this question a lot. On one hand, environmental groups — including Greenpeace — will tell you that every action you take can make a difference. Every action counts!
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Why waste trade should be on the ASEAN summit agenda
Leaders from the 10 member nations that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are in Bangkok this week for another round of high level meetings to talk…
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A wave of support to save our oceans
Life on earth would not exist without the vast blue waters that cover more than 70% of the planet. The oceans provide us the oxygen we breathe, the fish we eat, even life-giving medicine sourced from the deep.
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Many activists start out as lonely people, but we are never alone
Greenpeace volunteer, Nanticha Ocharoenchai, tells her activism story. She is a writer and environmental activist, based in Bangkok.
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What does climate change have to do with human rights?
When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created in 1948, it was done so to hold firm to the highest of ideals, a set of entitlements that allow all…
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Time for a ban on deforestation for palm oil, not a moratorium, says Greenpeace
Jakarta, 21 September - Indonesia’s President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has partially frozen new palm oil concessions in Indonesia for the next three years. [1] The moratorium only applies to land controlled by the Ministry of Forestry and does not cover land controlled by regional government or forest within existing palm oil concessions - leaving millions…
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Wings of Paradise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction
Wings of Paradise mural by award-winning Malaysian artist Lee Hui Ling in Kuala Lumpur's historic Chinatown district. © GreenpeaceFor too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning rainforests, disappearing species and displaced communities.