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How an instagram hashtag is inspiring thousands to protect the oceans

Posted by Samantha Wockner - 9th July 2019
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Left to right. Top: © Quentin Blake, © Margaux Carpentier, © Nina Cosford Middle: © Tom Cole, © Charlie Adlard, © Gemma Correll Bottom: © Kate Isobel Scott, © Marcus Walters, © Fábio Moon

If you follow artists and illustrators on Instagram, it is likely you’ve come across the #DrawThisInYourStyle challenge, where artists recreate others illustrations in their own unique style.  Now the hashtag is being used to help bring to life a small, unique and unknown part of the… Read More

People can’t stop looking at these Instagram photos of a Greenpeace ship

Posted by Samantha Wockner - 17th April 2019
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Left: © Yumna Al-Arashi / Greenpeace Right: © Stacy Cartledge / Greenpeace

What would you do if you saw the biggest Greenpeace ship right on the Thames? Take its photo of course! The Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, briefly visited London before it was due to set off on one of its most ambitious… Read More

What if we treated our oceans like they matter?

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 12th April 2019
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The seas provide half of our oxygen, and food for a billion people. Let’s give them the protection they deserve. Under the restless surface of our seas, hundreds of miles from land, there’s a world of giants and hunters; ancient lifeforms and lost cities. These waters beyond national borders are… Read More

Do ocean sanctuaries really work?

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 10th April 2019
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All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose / Greenpeace

Our oceans are massive and unlike most places on land, they don’t really have borders. Animals, water (and sadly now plastic) all move freely across our global oceans. Because of this, some people have asked if ocean sanctuaries are an effective way of protecting our… Read More

The UK’s Antarctic Ocean Petition Hand-In : Why your support means so much

Posted by Agasty Baylon Yogaratnam - 14th November 2018
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Our Antarctic Ambassador, X-Files and The Fall actress Gillian Anderson joined Greenpeace UK on the 9th October to deliver our petition to the UK Foreign Office to Protect the Antarctic. The decision on whether to establish an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary was made at the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR)… Read More

What does climate change mean for the Antarctic?

Posted by Louisa Casson - 8th October 2018
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Paradise Bay in the Antarctic.

When we asked people what the Antarctic makes them think of, ‘climate change’ was one of the most common answers around the world. If you Google news about the Antarctic it’s easy to see why – terrifying headlines warn about icebergs the size of Luxembourg… Read More