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The massive marine breakthrough we’ve been waiting for
| It is time for Ocean Lovers worldwide to celebrate! After years of political foot-dragging, and four hectic days of negotiations at the United Nations, a breakthrough came in the wee hours of Saturday morning, 24 January: governments around the world agreed to develop a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life beyond national territorial waters.…
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Clean air doesn’t come to those who wait
“One thing that fascinated and shocked me the most was the fact that even on smoggy days, people still lived their lives as usual,” said Chinese film director Jia Zhangke last week as the air outside in Beijing was a thick, soupy grey. “When the Air Quality Index hit 200 or 300, and the air…
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Tropical deforestation is bad news – the science keeps telling us
Deforestation is very bad news for the environment and for the climate. Deforestation is very bad news for the environment and for the climate. It is bad news for biodiversity and releases greenhouses gases into the atmosphere – we know that. But the science is increasingly certain that deforestation is bad for agriculture too. It…
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7 Resolutions for Ocean Lovers
One week in to 2015, and even though some New Year’s resolutions will already have fallen by the wayside, we all need to urgently think about one more resolution: The resolution to protect the oceans and all its beautiful whales, turtles, tunas and sharks. I don’t need to tell you that the oceans are under…
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What was 2014’s greenest country?
Today, thinking about sustainable living is one of the only ways to picture a future for all of us on Earth. On a small scale, individuals can try to limit their carbon footprints by recycling, using renewable power and buying and consuming local and organic products. But what about the bigger picture – the habits…
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Two million meals wasted in one fishing trip
A dirty business is going on in the English Channel. Each December, in its last mammoth fishing trip of the year, a huge fleet of trawlers heads to the narrow strait to hunt down the spawning herring. ||Portrait of Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner Thilo Maack, from Germany. Greenpeace is documenting the fishing practices of big trawlers,…
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6 steps to a green holiday season
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! Hooray, holiday season is almost upon us. I don’t know about you but my aim at this time of year is to spend as much time relaxing with friends and family as possible and to eat way, way too much. Gym membership will start in January, I promise.…
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7 inspiring stories of communities taking action for climate
Inspiring stories of communities taking action for the climate and refusing to accept the plans of polluting fossil fuel companies are happening more and more. Here are just a few inspiring climate acts of courage taken by doctors, villagers, students, farmers, and 92-year old veterans – people just like you. 1. Canoes vs. coal The…
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Twas the night before Christmas…
According to Tony Abbott and Greg Hunt, there’s nothing as damaging as a bit of red tape and bureaucracy to slow down economic growth. But what does fast-tracking, cutting red tape and streamlining approvals really mean for the places we love? Here’s what Abbott’s and Hunt’s ‘fast-tracking’ really means: Building a coal port at Abbot…
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Nature does not negotiate: climate catastrophe is with us now!
As Typhoon Hagupit hits the Philippines, one of the biggest peacetime evacuations in history has been launched to prevent a repeat of the massive loss of life which devastated communities when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the same area just over a year ago. “One of the biggest evacuations in peacetime” strikes a sickening chord.…
