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The vital kit we need to stop environmental criminals

Posted by Caitlin Jones - 20th November 2018
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Without our tracking device, more forest would have been destroyed.

Our investigations team have a job no like no other. One week they might be uncovering data to stop oil drilling in the Arctic, and the next they might be tracking trucks suspected of illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. The Investigations… Read More

Make for change – resources for kids who want to help protect the environment

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 28th September 2018
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All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace

Want to get your kids excited about the planet? Look no further! We’ve put together some fun and creative resources for children who care about our planet and the species that live on it. Below are colouring in sheets, Tangrams, fingerprint templates and Origami sheets! Click on the preview images… Read More

Six months in: the government’s environment report card

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 11th July 2018
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© Greenpeace/ Daniel Beltra

It’s now six months to the day since our government launched its 25-year Environment Plan: its strategy for cracking down on plastics, helping wildlife to thrive, protecting our environment post-Brexit and more. We were told the government’s plan would “improve the environment over a generation.” Green… Read More

Thank you from John Hocevar

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 8th March 2018

Antarctic submariner John Hocevar has a special thank you video from us all. We can’t build an Antarctic Sanctuary without your support. Feeling inspired? If you haven’t signed the petition yet, why not join over a million people who are calling for an Antarctic Sanctuary to protect the beautiful whales… Read More

A tribute to Jon Castle

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 26th January 2018
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Captain Jon Castle onboard the MV Sirius, 1 May 1996

This post is by Rex Wyler, a co-founder of Greenpeace International in 1979. James (Jon) Castle – 7 December 1950 to 12 January 2018 Over four decades Captain Jon Castle navigated Greenpeace ships by the twin stars of ‘right and wrong’, defending the environment and promoting peace. Greenpeace chronicler,… Read More

From the frontline: How Greenpeace volunteers are resisting fracking in Lancashire

Posted by Hannah Martin - 24th February 2017
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When fracking firm Cuadrilla was granted permission to frack for gas in Lancashire toward the end of last year, the company’s bosses probably hoped it would be the moment the anti-fracking movement gave up and fell silent. Instead, it’s only strengthened the resolve of local people. Since the start of… Read More