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Another campaigner kicked out of Indonesia for fighting APP’s deforestation
Until last Wednesday, I was in Indonesia. I’d travelled there to work with colleagues in Jakarta and Sumatra on our continuing campaign to end the devastation of the country’s magnificent rainforests. But after an extremely intense few days, I left the country prematurely on Wednesday evening. I had been due to stay longer and had…
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Matilda May Pilacapio: a true inspiration
Here in the Greenpeace Port Morseby compound, amongst the mango trees, is one of the more seasoned and inspiring activists I’ve ever met. Matilda May Pilacapio. Matilda has been an activist and campaigner for over 30 years. She was duly elected the first female provincial member of assembly for the southern region of PNG.…
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Green forestry labels PEFC & SFI called into question
With an abundance of ‘green’ labelled paper and furniture products available, we consumers have more power than ever to support a growing market for wood products that do not come at the cost of biodiversity, the regulation of our climate, or the livelihoods of forest communities. Blogpost by Judy Rodrigues, Greenpeace International – 17-10-11 …
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Esperanza for Pacific Oceans, Pacific People, Pacific Lives
As a Pacific Islander onboard the Greenpeace vessel, the MY Esperanza (Spanish for Hope), I cannot help but feel that there is hope despite the plight facing our magnificent Pacific Ocean. This vast oceanscape has been the bridge connecting people of Pasifika for thousands of years. Blogpost Duncan William, Oceans campaigner It is what brought…
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Nauru Comes Through
Recently the Esperanza and crew had a short stop in Nauru, a small Pacific island country between Kiribati and the Marshall Islands. Blogpost by Steve Connolly, webbie on board the Espy – 10-10-2011 Our stop here happened to come just days after Nauru called for the closure to longline fishing in the high seas…
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Mermaid and the fish that got away
It was a busy day for the crew of the Esperanza yesterday – a mermaid, a Taiwanese longliner, and a marlin in distress. Blogpost by Steve Connolly, webbie on board the Espy – 12/10/2011 During early morning helicopter operations we spotted yet another Taiwanese longliner – the San Shen Shiang No.868. We made contact…
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PNG’s land grab loophole is stealing customary land
Blogpost by Sam Moko, Forest Campaigner in PNG The new PNG Prime Minister is visiting Australia today. He will be talking about various diplomatic issues but there is one topic he will probably try and avoid – an issue that is right now a huge concern for his people. Over the weekend, we received reports…
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You said YES and so did I.
This is an important day for Australia: the introduction of carbon price has passed the Lower House of the Australian Parliament. Because of the actions of so many across a broad grassroots movement, Australia has taken a major step today in delivering new investment for clean energy. Now we can begin Australia’s shift from a…
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Bycatch. There’s a catch.
I’m here in the middle of the Western Pacific ocean with Greenpeace, onboard the Esperanza, part of the ‘Defending the Pacific’ oceans campaign. Written by Paul Hilton, Photographer on board the Esperanza The campaign objectives are to promote marine reserves and work closely with the Pacific Island nations to establish no-take zones in the international…
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Isolated by forest conflict, the Orang Rimba people of Jambi
The Orang Rimba are an indigenous people living in Jambi, Indonesia in a forested area that is under conflict. Blogpost by Veby Mega, Indonesian writer on “Tiger Eye Tour” They believe that God manifests inside animals in the forest, one is God Mergo – “God Tiger” – whom they worship. They never used to…
