oceans

We have one year to create the largest ever protected area on Earth

Posted by Claire Leveson - 17th October 2017
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A group of Adeli Penguins are seen here in the Antarctic sea ice of the Southern Ocean.

In the words of David Attenborough, “Our planet is a blue planet”. With over 70% of our world covered by water, our oceans can be seen from across the solar system. It wasn’t long ago that the oceans were still believed… Read More

Greenpeace take on Coca-Cola’s plastic footprint – the campaign so far

Posted by Louisa Casson - 26th September 2017
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Greenpeace UK Oceans campaigner Tisha Brown stands beside a collection of Coca-Cola bottles and caps found on Freedom Island, Philippines, during a cleanup activity. EDIT: © Daniel Müller / Greenpeace
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For the last nine months, Greenpeace have been targeting the soft drinks giant to reduce its gigantic plastic footprint. Here are the campaign highlights so far. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in… Read More

Welcome to Ground Zero of the Ocean Plastic Pollution Crisis

Posted by Tisha Brown - 20th September 2017
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Greenpeace together with the #breakfreefromplastic coalition conduct a beach cleanup activity and brand audit on Freedom Island, Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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My alarm goes off at 4am. In an hour, I along with members of Greenpeace Germany, Greenpeace Philippines and Greenpeace Canada will be getting into a van and on our way to Freedom Island – a bird sanctuary in Manila, Philippines. There we will be conducting a series of beach… Read More

Coca-Cola’s Love Story: where’s the happy ending?

Posted by Louisa Casson - 8th September 2017
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Dear Coca-Cola, I feel like our relationship is on the rocks. Take for example, your big romantic gesture to woo me with your cutesy multi-million pound Love Story advert – coming to a cinema near us all this autumn. Showing me we still have so much in common, like a… Read More

Plastic pollution in Wales

Posted by Alice Hunter - 30th August 2017
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Whales with stomachs full of plastic bags, turtles with straws up their noses and up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans every year – we’re all aware of the environmental problems that plastic can cause. The Welsh government has been given new powers to introduce taxes on… Read More

How does plastic end up in the ocean?

Posted by Louisa Casson - 22nd August 2017
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We know our oceans and coastlines are choking on plastic. We’ve all seen plastic bottles, food wrappers and plastic bags polluting beaches, and been horrified by the stories of marine creatures like seabirds and whales starving when their stomachs become packed full of plastic.   Scientists… Read More