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Greenpeace says countries that care about ocean protection must step up and say “no to deep sea mining.”
Following the trigger pulled by Nauru on the “2-year rule” to begin deep sea mining by next summer, ISA member states have sped up negotiations on the rules to regulate…
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What’s keeping the unprofitable high seas fishing industry going? Simple: Forced Labor.
By now, you have likely heard of the ecologically destructive impacts of industrial-scale high seas fishing. Think of that iconic scene near the end of Finding Nemo – when the…
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Lessons from the Blue Hole
We need to flip the way we think about our oceans. Our current approach is based on the very old belief that we can do what we want to the…
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Impossible Journey
In hindsight, it was kind of a crazy idea. In the middle of a pandemic, individuals from across the Greenpeace network set out to bring people from twenty-one countries and…
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
As we are taught when we are kids, the ocean covers most of the surface of our planet. But, of course, that is only the surface. The oceans provide 99…
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The Ends of the Earth
Campaigners, crew members, researchers, and scientists from throughout Greenpeace’s global network are heading back to Antarctica with the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and a small but mighty two-person submarine called…
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Greenpeace responds to US government Finding on use of forced labor on Taiwan fishing vessel
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that a Taiwanese fishing vessel, the Da Wang, used forced labor in its operations. The agency’s investigation uncovered evidence of all…
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Diving deep: Antarctica
Greenpeace journeyed to Antarctica on the Arctic Sunrise, carrying a small but might two-person submarine called the DeepWorker.
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Penguin Fun Facts — 13 Fascinating Things You Might Not Know
Happy Penguin Awareness Day! It’s always a good time to celebrate the majesty and silliness of penguins. Here’s a rundown of the most fascinating, funny or important penguin facts we…
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2021 Tuna Retailer Scorecard: The High Cost of Cheap Tuna
When Greenpeace USA published the first edition of Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) in 2008, not a single company out of the 16 major US retailers ranked on seafood sustainability received a passing score. Most of the companies surveyed had hardly given a thought to sustainable seafood; many had weak or non-existent policies, and commonly…