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In Pictures: Still plenty of fish in the West African Sea, Greenpeace investigates on World Fisheries Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 21st November 2017
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The Taziazet 1, a Mauritanian fishing boat, and the Esperanza. The Greenpeace ship is on tour in West African waters to address the problem of overfishing in the region.
All rights reserved. Credit: Pierre Gleizes

It’s World Fisheries Day today and Greenpeace Africa has published a new report about the threats illegal and overfishing practises pose to the livelihood of millions of Africans. In only twenty days, Greenpeace and fisheries inspectors from Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Senegal came across 17 vessels contravening applicable… Read More

Watch: Our alternative Coke Christmas advert

Posted by Elena Polisano - 17th November 2017
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Today Coke is due to launch its famous Christmas advert on UK screens. First aired in 1995, it depicts the iconic twinkling red trucks carving through a snowy landscape to an intensely catchy soundtrack. It’s the shorthand for the festive season for a generation. I’m not Coke’s biggest fan, but… Read More

Amazing News for the Amazon Reef! Brazil has stopped the sale of Oil Blocks in the Amazon Mouth Basin

Posted by Priya Surendra - 16th November 2017
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We’ve prevented new threats to the Amazon Reef, and this is the latest – other oil giants won’t be able to bid for the Amazon Mouth Basin blocks in the 15th bidding round happening next year in 2018. Well done Brazil’s Energy Policy Council (CNPE)… Read More

Antarctic krill – not just whale food

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 9th November 2017
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Krill is whale food. In fact, it’s a commonly held misbelief that ‘krill’ in Norwegian literally means ‘whale food’. It doesn’t, but it’s still true. Massive swarms of krill, a tiny micro-shrimp in the Antarctic Ocean, provide the principal food for blue whales… Read More

Nice Try Coke But Your New European Bottle Strategy Isn’t Good Enough

Posted by Tisha Brown - 9th November 2017
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This week Coca-Cola released their European sustainability strategy. Thanks to continued pressure from you, it looks like they are finally starting to own up to their enormous plastic footprint and the impact that it’s having on our oceans. Some of the… Read More