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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Action!
What do you get when you cross kids with paintbrushes and a passion for environmental change? You get ‘artivism’ – a powerful blend of art and activism that can transform hearts and minds.
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Greenpeace launches first dedicated ship in Australia-Pacific region, announces inaugural campaign
GOLD COAST, Monday 15 July 2024 — Greenpeace has today unveiled its first-ever ship to be permanently based in the Australia-Pacific region in a naming ceremony on the Gold Coast,…
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The 29th session of the International Seabed Authority starts
MONDAY 15 JULY — The future of deep sea mining will be a focus for world leaders from tonight as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) kicks off its 29th session…
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Reef call a final warning on fossil fuels: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, 25 JUNE 2024 – Following an overnight report from UNESCO urging Australia to set more ambitious climate targets for the Great Barrier Reef but leaving the World Heritage site…
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‘Now dive in’: significant step as Labor wades in to Global Ocean Treaty
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Labor government’s first steps towards ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty by tabling the treaty in Parliament, but says a formal ratification and the championing of large new marine protected areas in the high seas must follow quickly.
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Report: How the Global Ocean Treaty can help repair high seas mismanagement
This report explores how Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) have not met their mandate for sustainably managing the impacts of fishing activity on biodiversity in international waters. It then sets out how the recently won Global Ocean Treaty (BBNJ Agreement) can remedy this systematic mismanagement of biodiversity on the high seas.
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‘Hell no, Albo!’: Sea creatures rally on Bondi Beach to stop deep sea mining
SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE — This morning on World Environment Day, ocean-lovers dressed as sea creatures have taken to iconic Bondi Beach, calling on Prime Minister Albanese to join the growing chorus of nations supporting a ban on deep sea mining.
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A deep dive into ScoMo, AUKUS and Deep Sea Mining
Remember Scott Morrison, Australia’s former Prime Minister? (We know, we’re trying our best to forget him too.) Well, brace yourselves because he’s back in the spotlight, and this time it’s…
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ScoMo, AUKUS and the race to mine the seabed: Explosive investigation links global arms trade to deep sea mining
SYDNEY, Thursday 30 May 2024 — An explosive new investigation by the Nine Papers, published on today’s front page, reveals that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the international weapons industry are behind a global push to establish deep sea mining — a cowboy new industry which poses severe and irreversible harm to the ocean.
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Historic win for oceans and climate as international court rules States obliged to act on emissions
SYDNEY, Tuesday 22 May 2024 — In response to the verdict from the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), which last night issued its Advisory Opinion on climate change, the following comments can be attributed to Head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Shiva Gounden: