Amazon Reef

A thank you letter from the Amazon Reef to the North Sea

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 14th June 2019
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Greenpeace activists in Maranhão, Brazil, protest against TOTAL's plans to drill near the Amazon Reef and illustrate the risks of an oil spill in the region.

I’m Sílvia, an Amazon Reef Defender, and this is a thank you letter to Fran and Jo. I’ve been fighting together with more than 2 million people and for more than 2 years to keep the Amazon Reef oil frontier closed against the wills of oil companies like Total and… Read More

There’s been a big new discovery at the Amazon Reef

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 20th April 2018
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The ship Esperanza is in Brazil for a scientific expedition to the Amazon Reef

There’s been a big new discovery from the Amazon Reef. Scientists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have been exploring one of the ‘blocks’ where Total and BP want to drill for oil. The oil companies had told the Brazilian government that this block was likely to be miles away from the… Read More

Locals come out in force to challenge BP’s plans to drill near the Amazon Reef

Posted by Sara Ayech - 24th November 2017
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BP held three public hearings in Brazil last week, where 1,500 local people turned out to express concern about drilling in the Amazon Mouth Basin and a possible spill. “In most of the projects that come to the Amazon, companies keep most of… 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

SpongeBob protests against BP, all over the UK!

Posted by Priya Surendra - 8th September 2017
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As a determined activist, SpongeBob Squarepants is on a mission to spread the word about the beautiful Amazon Reef. He’s has been on some epic travels- from vibrant cities to the beautiful British countryside. Check out the images below, shared by creative Reef Defenders who’ve staged their own protests against BP’s… Read More

This artist is donating part of his BP prize money to fight climate change

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 8th September 2017

Award-winning New Zealand artist Henry Christian-Slane is donating prize money won from BP directly to Greenpeace to fight the impacts of fossil fuel production. Last month, Christian-Slane, 26, won the prestigious BP Young Artist Award at London’s National Portrait Gallery presented by BP’s CEO Bob… Read More