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What if you were murdered simply for speaking up for the planet?

Posted by India Thorogood — 5 July 2016 at 10:28am - Comments

Shocking new research reveals at least 185 environmental activists were murdered fighting for the planet last year. 

The heart of the Amazon: destroyed?

Posted by India Thorogood — 30 June 2016 at 11:40pm - Comments

 

The Amazon: the threat of illegal logging, cattle ranching and soya farming are enough - but now a series of vast hydroelectric dams could flood an area around the Tapajos river, an area bigger than Greater London.

This Far No Further

Posted by Greenpeace UK — 27 June 2016 at 2:58pm - Comments

All of us are determined to see the Arctic protected, and willing to take bold action to make it happen. It's working – something incredible has just happened up in the Arctic, because of eight million Arctic Defenders around the world. History is being made, and our supporters are all at the heart of it.

The Good Scrub Guide and other simple ways to beat the microbead

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 27 June 2016 at 2:22pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Credit Olivia Bailey-FFI

Guest blog by Daniel Steadman of Fauna & Flora International<--break-><--break-><--break->

Article tagged as: FFI, good scrub guide, microbeads, microplastics, oceans

In Pictures: Celebrate, it's #SharkWeek!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 24 June 2016 at 5:11pm - Comments

Every year the Discovery Channel dedicates a week to these amazing carnivorous fish. What a great opportunity to share a few of our archive pictures showing what magnificent creatures sharks are and highlighting the threats they face.<--break->

Article tagged as: Ocean, oceans, shark fins, sharks, slideshows, whale shark

6 Must-See Things At Greenpeace's Field at Glastonbury

Posted by Richard Casson — 23 June 2016 at 7:23pm - Comments

Greenpeace and Glastonbury Festival have had a long, mud-splattered relationship. And this summer we're marking 25 years at the festival.

So what can you expect to see if you swing by our field? Here are five highlights to look out for this year.

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