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A memento from the Antarctic

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 25th May 2018
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Thank you for joining the journey to protect the Antarctic. Although the Greenpeace ship has left the area, we still have until October to make sure the Antarctic Ocean Commission (the body responsible for protecting the region) says yes to an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. You can count… Read More

Tesco, every little helps but don’t stop there

Posted by Elena Polisano - 24th May 2018

Tesco has made a big announcement about changing their plastic packaging in stores. As the UK’s biggest supermarket, Tesco could be a game-changer when it comes to getting plastic off our shopping and out of our oceans. There are a lot of corporate plastic pledges flying around, so… Read More

Awe-inspiring photography is a powerful force for the environment

Posted by Pete - 23rd May 2018
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All rights reserved. Credit: Daisy Gilardini

The Antarctic is an incredible, awe-inspiring place that most of us will never see outside of a David Attenborough documentary. It’s only through the stories told by photographers and filmmakers that we can conjure up in our minds images of Emperor penguins huddling together for warmth or the rumbling echo… Read More

In Pictures: How an exotic tree species is threatening the Great Northern Forest and Indigenous People’s rights

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 22nd May 2018
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Brown bear in Swedish forest.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Günter Lenhardt

On the International Day of Biodiversity a new report by the Swedish Sami Association reveals how the Swedish forest industry endangers the biodiversity of the Swedish Boreal Forest by logging and planting of an invasive tree species, the Lodgepole pine. The transformation of an intact biodiverse forest to plantations… Read More

Here’s how we can stop another terrible nuclear deal

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 18th May 2018
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An illustration of the new Wylfa nuclear power station planned for Anglesey, in Wales.

It’s like history is repeating itself. After years of delays and rocketing budgets, the next wave of new nuclear plants is in serious trouble. Hitachi are demanding public money to build the new Wylfa nuclear plant on Anglesey. And we’re hearing that the government could be about to… Read More