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Life in the Tasman: 5 Surprising Things about our Ship Tour on the Rainbow Warrior
Life aboard Greenpeace’s legendary Rainbow Warrior isn’t quite like your average cruise or cargo ship. While this iconic vessel is known for its bold environmental missions, what happens behind the scenes is a blend of seafaring tradition, quirky customs and a tight-knit community spirit all fighting for a better, greener future.
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Rough Weather, Rolling Waves, and a Change of Plans at Sea
Life at sea is always unpredictable, and the past week aboard the Rainbow Warrior has been a perfect reminder of that. The Greenpeace Australia Pacific team and onboard crew have…
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A Rock-Solid Stand for the Ocean: Greenpeace France Blocks Bottom Trawling
This week, Greenpeace France took a stand and, in a valiant act of environmental activism, took matters into their own hands. At sunrise on Wednesday, May 21, activists aboard the…
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UN Ocean Conference draft declaration fails to address the ocean crisis
Paris, France, 22 May 2025 – Greenpeace International is alarmed by the state of the UN Ocean Conference draft declaration which falls far short of expectations, with less than three…
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Setting Sail to Expose The Tragic Toll of Shark Bycatch on Our Oceans
After months of preparation (and excitement), the Greenpeace Australia Pacific team has set sail on the magnificent Rainbow Warrior III.We’re off on our mission to document and bear witness to the devastation wreaked by industrial fishing in the Tasman, in search of the boats that come from around the globe to pillage our blue backyard.
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as bycatch in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
TASMAN SEA, Tuesday 20, May 2025 – A new analysis of latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread devastation of near-threatened sharks in the Pacific Ocean by…
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David Attenborough’s Ocean sets the stage for new Labor Government to ratify Global Ocean Treaty
SYDNEY, Wednesday 7 May 2025 – Following the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary Ocean, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the new Australian government to ratify the Global…
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Australians choose climate and nature protection over Trumpist agenda of destruction
SYDNEY, Saturday 3 May 2025 — In response to the Labor party’s victory in the 2025 Federal Election, David Ritter, CEO at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:
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David Attenborough’s New Documentary: A Call for Action on the Global Ocean Treaty
“This is the story of our ocean. And how we must write its next chapter together. For if we save the sea, we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet, I'm sure that nothing is more important.” -David Attenborough
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Election Update: Where do the political parties stand on nature protection?
Protecting our environment is an issue of major concern to many Australians. Yet the major political parties have so far avoided making any major positive nature protection announcement this election.…