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A deposit return scheme for Scotland?

Posted by Alice Hunter - 11th November 2016
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A truckload of plastic waste enters our oceans every minute. When I first heard this statistic I couldn’t believe it. But the evidence is all around us – from tiny microbeads in our toothpaste to images of seabirds with stomachs full of plastic. Plastic pollution is out of control. Read More

What happened at the International Whaling Commission 2016 meeting

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 28th October 2016
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The International Whaling Commission meeting 2016 has just come to a close. Delegates from 64 countries spent a week discussing and debating whales, in Potoroz, Slovenia.  Greenpeace’s international team was there, and here’s a quick roundup of what happened.  The Good Overall, this was a good meeting for the whales. Read More

VICTORY! Massive new Ocean Sanctuary established off Antarctica!

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 27th October 2016
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Today, the largest marine protected area in the world was created in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica. This is a HUGE victory for the whales, penguins, and toothfish that live there and for the millions of people standing up to protect our… Read More

Vaquita porpoise takes centre stage at Whaling Commission meeting.

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 27th October 2016
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Big news for a little porpoise. Something big just happened for the tiny vaquita porpoise at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. The diminutive porpoise was the subject of a resolution, passed by all the countries present, urging concerted international cooperation to save the species from… Read More

Whale Fail – no new sanctuary in the South Atlantic (again).

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 25th October 2016
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Bad news from the 2016 International Whaling Commission meeting – as the first significant vote was another disappointment for whales and supporters of conservation. Despite getting a majority of votes in favour, the proposal to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary did not pass, because it… Read More