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Why we just blocked Boris Johnson on his way to see the Queen

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 24th July 2019
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If you tuned in to see Boris Johnson become our latest Prime Minister, you might have seen that we interrupted him on his way to see the Queen. Because if there’s one thing that worth delaying matters of state over, it’s the climate emergency we’re in. Now it’s Boris Johnson’s… Read More

Four reasons why the International Seabed Authority shouldn’t be trusted to protect our oceans

Posted by Louisa Casson - 24th July 2019
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Activists from around the world have sailed on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, to join in a peaceful assembly in front of one of the battlegrounds for protecting the deep oceans from monster mining machines: the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is hosting its 25th Assembly in Kingston, Jamaica. Read More

Deep sea mining is not the future

Posted by Louisa Casson - 17th July 2019
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Lost City Leg Banner. Greenpeace Esperanza Crew for the Protect The Oceans: Lost City Leg. ©Bárbara Sánchez Palomero

If you were planning to send monster machines down to a deep ocean habitat that’s full of creatures found nowhere else on Earth, you’d need a pretty good story to convince politicians that this was a good idea. Right now, that’s exactly what the deep sea mining industry is trying… Read More

In pictures: countdown to extinction

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 10th July 2019
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Global brands like Mondelēz, Unilever and Nestlé are failing to meet their commitment to zero deforestation by 2020 and continue to destroy forests for goods like soy, palm oil and cattle. According to a recent Greenpeace report the area planted with soy in Brazil has increased by 45% since… Read More

How an instagram hashtag is inspiring thousands to protect the oceans

Posted by Samantha Wockner - 9th July 2019
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Left to right. Top: © Quentin Blake, © Margaux Carpentier, © Nina Cosford Middle: © Tom Cole, © Charlie Adlard, © Gemma Correll Bottom: © Kate Isobel Scott, © Marcus Walters, © Fábio Moon

If you follow artists and illustrators on Instagram, it is likely you’ve come across the #DrawThisInYourStyle challenge, where artists recreate others illustrations in their own unique style.  Now the hashtag is being used to help bring to life a small, unique and unknown part of the… Read More