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Solutions to Deforestation
Protecting forests will not only preserve biodiversity and defend the rights of forest communities, it’s also one of the quickest and cost effective ways of halting climate change. Greenpeace is…
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Protecting Our Oceans and Marine Life
Stand with us to protect the health of our oceans and marine life. The health of our oceans are vital to life on earth.
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Renewable Energy for All: How an Indian Village Was Electrified
Let’s accept it. Climate change is a reality and current and future generations are up against the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced. Yet some people believe that there is a trade-off between combating climate change and delivering development for the people. Around this year’s Earth Day, it is time to explode this harmful…
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WTF? The question you should be asking this Easter
We’re a salty bunch here in Australia. We love being by the sea, on the sea and we love eating what’s in the sea. Over the Easter weekend alone, we’ll eat about $25 million worth of our fishy friends. With that in mind, here’s a few simple things we can do to help make sure…
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Sending the power of hope to Vanuatu
Last week was a scary, sad and sickening wake-up call for many Pacific Islanders.
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Activists mark two years of taking FLaC in the Leard
Activists in the Leard Forest in north west NSW are today celebrating two years fighting against the Maules Creek Coal Mine. It was six months ago when it finally dawned on me just how special FLaC (Frontline Action on Coal) Camp is. I was at the Leard in February when the original FLaC Camp was…
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Putting the “bi” back in biodiversity: Greenpeace’s first Mardi Gras appearance
This year, Greenpeace celebrated peace and love in all its forms by entering its first ever float into the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. © Jane Castle/Greenpeace Normally I’d find it hard to wake up early on a cold rainy Sydney Saturday.…
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Towards an Environment of (Gender) Balance
I was recently humbled to accept an invitation from UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet, to join her Global Civil Society Advisory Group. In reflecting on the appointment, I’d like to call to your attention the passionate environmentalist and politician Wangari Mathaai. Blog by Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International It’s almost a year since Wangari’s passing;…