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At the End of the World: My diary from the Antarctic – Part 2

Posted by Chris Till - 19th April 2018
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Chris Till was one of the people that made the journey to the Antarctic in an effort to raise awareness for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. His daily updates give us an inspirational insight into what it is like to travel to the Antarctic on a Greenpeace ship… This is part… Read More

Antarctic Mother’s Day

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 11th March 2018
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When it comes to parenting strategies, there is no end of diversity in the animal kingdom. And however different they are, somehow, they all work out. This Mother’s Day, as we campaign to protect their home, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity… Read More

There was a time men thought women shouldn’t go to the Antarctic. Wow, we proved them wrong

Posted by Louisa Casson - 7th March 2018
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Global project leader for Greenpeace Antarctic Sanctuary campaign Frida Bengtsson and scientist Susanne Lockhart onboard the Arctic Sunrise en route to the Antarctic for scientific research into the biodiversity of the Antarctic ocean.

The Antarctic belongs to all of us, and is all of ours to protect. Yet an ice ceiling prevented women from joining expeditions to the Antarctic until relatively recently. A woman applying to join the British Antarctic Survey was rejected on the basis that, “Women… Read More

March of the Penguins

Posted by Will Rose - 12th January 2018
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Here in London, spring is definitely not in the air. Winter feels like it is never going to end and summer seems as likely as me getting a time machine. But, here’s some heartwarming images to (hopefully) get you through the next few months… Penguins have been… Read More

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Antarctic

Posted by Samantha Wockner - 8th January 2018
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In 2017 we launched a campaign to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary – the largest protected area on Earth. But why? Well, apart from being home to amazing animals such as penguins, whales and seals. The Antarctic plays an important role in keeping our Earth healthy. But the… Read More

We protected the land, now we must protect the ocean – Antarctica

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 1st December 2017
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The Antarctic is at the very end of the earth. It’s so far away from most of us that it often falls off the edge of world maps as an unfinished afterthought. The landmass of Antarctica holds 90% of the freshwater on the planet, is the biggest desert… Read More