All articles by Tanya Brooks
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Greenpeace USA slams Biden Administration’s failure to downgrade Taiwan in latest Trafficking in Persons report
Today, the US government has once again awarded Taiwan a Tier 1 ranking in the most recent edition of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The high placement was granted…
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International Seabed Authority Rushes to Open Deep Seas to Mining Amid Calls for a Moratorium
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is fast-tracking regulations that could allow the deep sea mining industry to begin operations as early as July 2023. The regulations are being discussed at…
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Palau, Fiji, and Samoa launch Alliance Against Deep Sea Mining
The Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji, and Samoa today announced their opposition to deep sea mining and the launch of a new alliance to prevent the destructive industry from getting…
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Greenpeace USA welcomes President Biden’s efforts to address illegal fishing and forced labor in seafood supply chains, while noting more action is needed
President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses that advances a whole-of-government approach to address the interconnected challenges of…
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Greenpeace USA welcomes Hy-Vee’s private label tuna supplier vessel report
US retailer Hy-Vee announced on Friday the publication of their private label tuna supplier vessel documentation report. The report follows Greenpeace USA’s request for major US grocery retailers to share…
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Greenpeace welcomes California AG Subpoena of ExxonMobil to stop plastic pollution disinformation, urges governments to do more to stop fossil fuel industry
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today the subpoena of ExxonMobil Executives as part of its investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and…
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Nine people indicted for abusing crew members on Taiwan owned fishing vessel – Greenpeace response
Nine people who worked on board the distant water fishing vessel Da Wang, have been indicted on charges relating to forced labor and physical abuse. The vessel captain, first mate,…
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Allegations of lack of independence and transparency between the International Seabed Authority and the mining industry reinforce need for moratorium on deep sea mining
“The issues outlined in the LA Times piece are reflective of broader concerns that civil society has with the direction that the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has taken under the…
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Activists confront fishing vessels plundering biodiversity hotspot in the Southwest Atlantic
Greenpeace Andino activists confronted destructive fishing vessels in the Blue Hole, a biodiversity hotspot in the high seas, 300 kilometers off the coast of Argentina. The peaceful protesters unfurled a…
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Greenpeace and Prince Charles share common ground on the urgent need to stop the Climate Crisis.
Prince Charles on Wednesday delivered an address to world leaders gathered at the Our Ocean Conference currently underway in Palau. The Royal, who has spoken out about environmental issues for…