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Why we’re taking the government to court over fishing quota

Posted by Ariana Densham — 23 January 2015 at 3:59pm - Comments
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The UKs largest fishing vessel and quota holder the Cornelis Vrolijk

Just what will it take for this government to give a better deal for the UK’s local, sustainable fishermen? Over the last five years, hundreds of thousands of you campaigned to demand our MEPs and ministers deliver a new set of laws to support fair, sustainable fishing.

And we won! 

Article tagged as: CFP, Cornelis Vrolijk, DEFRA, Fishermen, fishing, high court, infographic, oceans, quota

Priya Pillai speaks to UK MPs despite being barred from travelling to the UK

Posted by petespeller — 15 January 2015 at 4:47pm - Comments
Priya Pillai speaks to members of the UK APPG on Indo-British relations via Skyp
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Undeterred by the government of India trying to halt her speech when she was barred from boarding her flight to London, Greenpeace India campaigner Priya Pillai stuck to her commitment of taking the voices of struggle from Mahan to a global stage and addressed a gathering of MPs at the Parliament in London on Wednesday.

Article tagged as: APPG, coal, Essar Energy, forest, Mahan, Priya Pillai

2014 was big. Let's make 2015 even bigger!

Posted by Greenpeace UK — 9 January 2015 at 1:29pm - Comments
Thanks for your support in 2014
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Thanks for your support this year

We want to say a huge thanks for your dedication and support over the last year. And, to show how truly amazing you are we created this short film.

Greenpeace Survey 2014

Posted by mollybrooks — 5 January 2015 at 6:49pm - Comments

Thanks to everyone who took part in the 2014 survey. Here are some of the things you've been saying:

In pictures: Swing into action, it's Monkey Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 11 December 2014 at 5:48pm - Comments
Squirrel monkey holding a branch
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Squirrel monkey in the Amazon

Sunday is Monkey Day! To celebrate our amazing simian relatives, here are a few of our favourite primate snaps (sorry, we couldn't resist including some apes too) from the Greenpeace photo archive.

Article tagged as: amazon brazil forests, orangutans, slideshows

Greenpeace apologises to the people of Peru for Nazca activity

Posted by Ellen Booth — 11 December 2014 at 12:00pm - Comments

Lima, Peru, - Greenpeace releases the following apology about the Nazca Lines protest on 8 December:

Without reservation Greenpeace apologises to the people of Peru for the offence caused by our recent activity laying a message of hope at the site of the historic Nazca Lines. We are deeply sorry for this.

We fully understand that this looks bad. Rather than relay an urgent message of hope and possibility to the leaders gathering at the Lima UN climate talks, we came across as careless and crass.

Article tagged as: Lima, Nazca, Peru

Last chance to save the vaquita?

Posted by Willie — 24 November 2014 at 2:59pm - Comments
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Image of a vaquita model

The vaquita is a beastie with some remarkable claims to fame:

Article tagged as: bycatch, dolphin, endangered species, IUCN redlist, marine reserves, ocean sanctuaries, overfishing, pandas, porpoise, vaquita, vaquita marina, whales