Marine reserves

Last edited 30 June 2014 at 5:26pm

Our oceans cover most of our planet, but have been undervalued and over-exploited for too long. Greenpeace campaigns for large-scale networks of marine reserves, 'ocean sanctuaries' off limits to destructive human impacts. As well as protecting special places and amazing species, these will give our worlds' seas breathing space to recover, and help rebuild fisheries too.

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Project Ocean: Selfridges celebrate, fundraise and reach out to save our seas

Selfridges launch Project Ocean

There’s a big splash on Oxford Street today as Selfridges - the world’s best department store, on the busiest shopping street - has been taken over for five...
Posted by Willie - 11 May, 2011 - 18:00 -

Sayonara, Nagoya: UN biodiversity summit closes

Nathalie Rey (pictured above briefing journalists) is an Amsterdam-based Oceans Policy Analyst who led Greenpeace's delegation in Nagoya for the CBD. She is...
Posted by jamie - 1 November, 2010 - 13:47

Sayonara, Nagoya: UN biodiversity summit closes

Nathalie Rey (pictured above briefing journalists) is an Amsterdam-based Oceans Policy Analyst who led Greenpeace's delegation in Nagoya for the CBD. She is...
Posted by jamie - 1 November, 2010 - 13:47

Defending our Pacific at the UN biodiversity summit

Seni Nabou is a political advisor at our Australia-Pacific office, based in Fiji. She is currently part of the Greenpeace delegation at the Convention on...
Posted by jamie - 21 October, 2010 - 17:35

Defending our Pacific at the UN biodiversity summit

Seni Nabou is a political advisor at our Australia-Pacific office, based in Fiji. She is currently part of the Greenpeace delegation at the Convention on...
Posted by jamie - 21 October, 2010 - 17:35

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