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Food for thought: Less meat and more veggies

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 5th March 2018
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Children eat ecological food at school Escola de Educação Infantil São Pedro, Brazil.

We all want to live in a world with clean water, lush forests, and abundant and nutritious food. For our friends and families to be able to thrive on a healthy planet. But our future and our children’s future is threatened by industrial meat and dairy. Read More

Diving with plastic pollution – an interview with Cherie Bridges

Posted by Alice Hunter - 28th February 2018
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A sea turtle watches a shoal of fish swim by in Abu Dabab
All rights reserved. Credit: Cherie Bridges

Underwater photographer Cherie Bridges has photographed plastic pollution around the world. We talked to her about her experiences swimming alongside plastic. Tell us a bit about your job as an underwater photographer. It all started at Falmouth University, where I first trained with underwater cameras. Read More

In Pictures: Celebrating International Polar Bear Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 27th February 2018
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A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) wanders on ice, seen from the Greenpeace ship during an expedition to document the lowest sea ice level on record.
All rights reserved. Credit: Daniel Beltra

Today we are celebrating International Polar Bear Day, an annual event that raises awareness about the impact climate change has on polar bear populations. These pictures from our archive document the beauty of these largest carnivores that live on land as well as the threats they face. Some polar bear… Read More

Nat Geo KiDs: Winners of the Greenpeace poster competition announced

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 21st February 2018
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The winner of the competition is Bruno, aged 11. Well done Bruno.

Late last year, as part of our campaign to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, we ran an exciting competition in the National Geographic KiDS magazine. We asked NG KiDS readers to design a banner for our ship, the Arctic Sunrise, to inspire our new mission. Read More

Why Greenpeace doesn’t support Balloon Releases

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 16th February 2018
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What goes up, as they say, must come down. And that’s why Greenpeace doesn’t, and won’t, support balloon releases. At the risk of sounding like the fun police, let me explain why: About 16 years ago I remember a campaign ‘brainstorming’ session trying to come up… Read More