Defend oceans

Last edited 25 February 2016 at 1:08pm

Our beautiful oceans are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth. But destructive fishing, pollution and climate change are damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Species are being driven towards extinction because of overfishing and habitat destruction. We are campaigning for marine reserves, and for an end to unsustainable fishing.

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From L’Oreal to Revlon, which brands are polluting the ocean with microbeads?

(PS - it’s all of them!)After discovering that 170 types of seafood contained traces of microplastics, Greenpeace East Asia decided to put 30 of the world’s...
Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread - 21 July, 2016 - 12:27

From L’Oreal to Revlon, which brands are polluting the ocean with microbeads?

(PS - it’s all of them!)After discovering that 170 types of seafood contained traces of microplastics, Greenpeace East Asia decided to put 30 of the world’s...
Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread - 21 July, 2016 - 12:27

Sainsbury’s tell us to “Taste The Difference” - now people are telling them to #StopTheIndifference

If you've visited Sainsbury’s during the last week, you may have noticed something a little different in the tuna aisle… This week hundreds are taking...
Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 15 July, 2016 - 16:33

Sainsbury’s tell us to “Taste The Difference” - now people are telling them to #StopTheIndifference

If you've visited Sainsbury’s during the last week, you may have noticed something a little different in the tuna aisle… This week hundreds are taking...
Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 15 July, 2016 - 16:33

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

Guest blog by Daniel Steadman of Fauna & Flora InternationalOver the past three years, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has been collecting data on...
Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 27 June, 2016 - 14:22

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