antarctic ocean sanctuary

Our oceans are finally getting the top-table attention they deserve

Posted by Louisa Casson - 17th August 2018
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Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem meets with the UK Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, to discuss an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.

In July, as a result of our campaign, Boris Johnson gave public backing to an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. This was a big deal: he was the first Foreign Secretary around the world to vocally support our campaign and commit to prioritise… Read More

Inside Antarctic 360°

Posted by Agasty Baylon Yogaratnam - 2nd August 2018
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This October, governments will decide on whether to establish an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, the biggest of its kind. Scientists that advise the body responsible for this decision, known as the Antarctic Ocean Commission, held talks this July in Cambridge to discuss the details of this sanctuary.  … Read More

In pictures: Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem leads the call to protect the Antarctic Ocean

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 17th July 2018
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Actor and Antarctic ambassador Javier Bardem sits in a submarine being launched from the Arctic Sunrise.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace

Earlier this year Javier Bardem, an Antarctic Ambassador with Greenpeace, dived in a two-person submarine to the seabed of the Antarctic Ocean. On July 10, he met Environment Secretary Michael Gove and joined a panel discussion at Greenpeace’s immersive Antarctic 360° geo-dome to discuss the global campaign to create a… Read More

Major Win! Krill industry backs Antarctic Ocean Sanctuaries

Posted by Louisa Casson - 8th July 2018
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Gentoo penguins at Brown's Station, Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

This is big: a huge group of krill fishing companies have just committed to reduce their impact on Antarctic wildlife and back the campaign for ocean sanctuaries in the Antarctic. The global call from 1.7 million people to protect the Antarctic goes from strength to strength. Read More

Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic

Posted by Louisa Casson - 7th June 2018
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It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife – tottering penguins, majestic whales, soaring seabirds – that call the Antarctic Ocean home. But even in these incredibly… Read More

A memento from the Antarctic

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 25th May 2018
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Thank you for joining the journey to protect the Antarctic. Although the Greenpeace ship has left the area, we still have until October to make sure the Antarctic Ocean Commission (the body responsible for protecting the region) says yes to an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. You can count… Read More