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Governments have failed to protect the Antarctic – but this isn’t over

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 2nd November 2018
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Over the last two weeks, a group of governments met in Hobart, Australia, to negotiate a new Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. They failed. Although 22 governments supported the sanctuary, negotiators from Russia, China and Norway stopped it from going ahead. The Russian and Chinese… 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

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

A Valentine’s Day special: the Antarctic’s 5 most loving animals

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 13th February 2018
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The biggest hearts in the world are found in the Antarctic Ocean, so why not show them some love this Valentine’s Day? There’s always room for more love in the world – and today seemed like the perfect opportunity to spread a little of it. Our ship, the Arctic Sunrise,… Read More

An interview with Paperwolf: the artist who brought the March of the Penguins to life

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 19th January 2018
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All rights reserved. Credit: Wolfram Kampffmeyer

No doubt you’ve seen the photos of papercraft penguins popping up in capital cities around the world this week. It’s caused quite a stir, with one of the geometric beauties appearing on live television and threatening to do… Read More