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Indonesian paper company announces end to forest destruction, thanks to pressure from tens of thousands of Australians

Press release – 2 June, 2015JAKARTA, Indonesia, 3 June 2015 – One of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, APRIL, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.The good news comes on the back of sustained pressure from tens of thousands of Australians who emailed…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 1, 2015

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Greenpeace Statement on the UNESCO draft report into the state of the Great Barrier Reef

Press release – 29 May, 2015Sydney May 30th, 2015: By insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months, to be reviewed by the Committee in 2017 UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not fine and is not safe in Tony Abbott’s hands.“UNESCO now joins a long line of…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 28, 2015

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Norway’s divestment from coal another warning for Galilee coal

Press release – 28 May, 2015Sydney, May 28, 2015 – In response to groundbreaking news that the finance committee of the Norwegian Parliament will vote to divest the Norwegian Government Pension Fund from coal mining and coal based utilities, Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Nikola Casule said: “This is great news for the climate and another…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 27, 2015

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Great Barrier Reef

Greenpeace launches latest drive to save the Great Barrier Reef

Press release – 25 May, 2015Tuesday May 26, 2015, Sydney: Greenpeace launched its latest push to save the Great Barrier Reef today with a website urging UNESCO to keep a watch on the Reef and calling on the Australian government to stop coal port expansions in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.The website urges…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 24, 2015

Bipartisan cut to Renewable Energy Target a backwards step for action on climate change

Press release – 17 May, 2015Monday 18 May, 2015, Sydney: Today’s announcement of a deal between the federal government and opposition to cut the Renewable Energy Target from 41,000 GWh to 33,000 GWh is bad news for Australian households and a backwards step for vital action on climate change.’Australia is the sunniest country in the…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 16, 2015

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Greenpeace Ships Rainbow Warrior Fiji Climate Justice Pacific Islands

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior brings relief to Vanuatu’s stranded islands

Press release – 15 May, 201516 May, 2015, Port Vila: Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, will arrive in Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila on Monday to help deliver relief to Vanuatu’s outlying islands, many of which are still stranded without electricity or basic living essentials.Thousands of people are still in dire need of emergency…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 14, 2015

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No taxpayer money should finance Reef’s destruction

Press release – 12 May, 2015Brisbane May 13, 2015 – Greenpeace is calling on the Federal Government to confirm that taxpayer money will not be spent on coal industry projects as part of the Northern Australia Infrastructure fund.Following Tuesday’s Federal budget announcement of cheap loans for ports, pipelines, power and water infrastructure projects, Greenpeace is…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 11, 2015

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Great Barrier Reef

Don’t believe the hype: Government still failing to protect Reef

Press release – 10 May, 2015Brisbane, May 11, 2015 – Less than three weeks before UNESCO will issue its draft recommendations on the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian government must do more to protect one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said.Although Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt should be applauded for fighting…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 9, 2015

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Greenpeace India faces shutdown in one month

Press release – 5 May, 2015New Delhi, May 5, 2015 – Greenpeace India has one month left to fight for its survival following a government crackdown on civil society. The Indian government recently froze the environmental NGO’s bank accounts, leaving just enough funds for staff salaries and office costs for 30 days, its executive director…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 4, 2015

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Sustainable Fishing

Aussie tuna transformation a consumer success story

For the first time ever the majority of tuna brands on Australian supermarket shelves have converted to sourcing from environmentally responsible fishing methods.These methods can avoid needlessly killing marine life like sharks, turtles, small whales and juvenile tuna, according to the 2015 Greenpeace canned tuna ranking.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 2, 2015

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