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In Pictures: Antarctica

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 1st December 2017
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A group of Adélie Penguins are seen here on the Antarctic sea ice.
All rights reserved. Credit: Jiri Rezac

Antarctica is the only continent that is relatively untouched by human interference and one of the last pristine wildernesses left on earth.  This hasn’t always been the case though. In 1959 the Antarctic Treaty was signed, banning dumping of radioactive waste and weapons testing, but in the 80s it was… Read More

In Pictures: Still plenty of fish in the West African Sea, Greenpeace investigates on World Fisheries Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 21st November 2017
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The Taziazet 1, a Mauritanian fishing boat, and the Esperanza. The Greenpeace ship is on tour in West African waters to address the problem of overfishing in the region.
All rights reserved. Credit: Pierre Gleizes

It’s World Fisheries Day today and Greenpeace Africa has published a new report about the threats illegal and overfishing practises pose to the livelihood of millions of Africans. In only twenty days, Greenpeace and fisheries inspectors from Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Senegal came across 17 vessels contravening applicable… Read More

In pictures: the Great Northern Forest – beauty and destruction

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 28th September 2017
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Brown bear in Swedish forest.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Günter Lenhardt

We have just launched a campaign showing how Essity, a Swedish tissue producer of well-known brands like Velvet and Cushelle, is linked to the destruction of parts of the Great Northern Forest. The tissue giant uses pulp from mills that are supplied by logging companies which clearcut some of Sweden’s… Read More

In pictures: The orangutan, man of the woods, on International Orangutan Day 2017

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 19th August 2017
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An adult orangutan stands on the ground at Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Bjorn Vaugn / BOSF / Greenpeace

On August the 19th the orangutan gets our full attention. With only about 7000 Sumatran orangutans left in the wild and the Bornean orangutan population in steep decline there is no denying that the existence of these clever primates is under threat. Climbing rates in deforestation and the increasing expansion… Read More

In Pictures: It’s International Tiger Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 29th July 2017
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Tigers in Tadoba reserve.
All rights reserved. Credit: Harshad Barve / Greenpeace

It’s International Tiger Day! First celebrated in 2010, this is a day to raise awareness about the threats these magnificent creatures face.  With only under 4000 tigers left in the wild the need to protect them is obvious. Celebrate their special day with our archive pictures taken in India and… Read More