Oceans

At the End of the World: My diary from the Antarctic – Part 2

Posted by Chris Till - 19th April 2018
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Chris Till was one of the people that made the journey to the Antarctic in an effort to raise awareness for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. His daily updates give us an inspirational insight into what it is like to travel to the Antarctic on a Greenpeace ship… This is part… Read More

At the End of World: My diary from the Antarctic – Part 1

Posted by Chris Till - 16th April 2018
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Chris Till on Cuveville Island in Errera channel, Antarctic Peninsula.

At the beginning of 2018 the Greenpeace ship – the Arctic Sunrise – embarked on an epic journey to the Antarctic. It carried a team of campaigners, photographers, film-makers, scientists and journalists from across the globe with the aim to build the case for the world’s largest protected… Read More

On a mission to protect the Antarctic

Posted by Meena Rajput - 3rd April 2018
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Bearing witness to environmental abuses is a big part of what Greenpeace does. And I’ll never forget the moment I did this while sailing through the Antarctic Ocean with 34 other people from all over the world – all with the same mission to protect the Antarctic Ocean. Early that… Read More

Boots: Give risky krill oil the boot

Posted by Louisa Casson - 29th March 2018
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Next time you walk past a Boots store, take a closer look. You might be surprised to find that products on sale in this high street chain are putting the Antarctic at risk. After Holland & Barrett bowed to public pressure and agreed to delist krill… Read More

Guest Blog – Kids Taking Action Against Plastics

Posted by Tisha Brown - 26th March 2018
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Amy and Ella presenting a Plastic Clever certificate

This is a guest blog written by Amy Meek, co-Founder of Kids Against Plastic Our desire to make a positive change began about two years, when we were being home schooled by our parents. We were taking a break from the monotony of normal life, travelling around the UK and Europe… Read More

VICTORY! Holland & Barrett ditch krill oil to protect the Antarctic

Posted by Louisa Casson - 23rd March 2018
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It’s not been a great week for the krill industry. This week, Greenpeace have taken action on land and at sea to call out the massive fishing vessels that are steaming into sensitive Antarctic waters and targeting the bedrock of the Antarctic food chain: tiny shrimp-like krill. And… Read More