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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A picture of Marcela, member of GPUK oceans team, onboard the Beluga II boat

Onboard the Beluga II

Last week I had the privilege to sail along the east coast of Scotland on board Greenpeace’s ship the Beluga II. This is the start of a two-month expedition...
Posted by Marcela Teran - 19 May, 2017 - 12:00
A picture of Marcela, member of GPUK oceans team, onboard the Beluga II boat

Onboard the Beluga II

Last week I had the privilege to sail along the east coast of Scotland on board Greenpeace’s ship the Beluga II. This is the start of a two-month expedition...
Posted by Marcela Teran - 19 May, 2017 - 12:00

An uninhabited island deep in the South Pacific falls prey to a plague - of plastic.

It's a horror story.A truly shocking 38 million pieces of plastic have been found on Henderson Island, one of the Pitcairn Islands that make up one of the UK’s...
Posted by Louisa Casson - 16 May, 2017 - 12:42

An uninhabited island deep in the South Pacific falls prey to a plague - of plastic.

It's a horror story.A truly shocking 38 million pieces of plastic have been found on Henderson Island, one of the Pitcairn Islands that make up one of the UK’s...
Posted by Louisa Casson - 16 May, 2017 - 12:42

Plastic Pollution - Why Coca-Cola need to take responsibility too

One of the best things about working on Greenpeace’s campaign to end ocean plastics is the chance to have lots of conversations with all sorts of people about...
Posted by Louisa Casson - 13 April, 2017 - 12:28

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