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Why should we care about krill?
When you think of Antarctica, most people think of penguins, seals, whales and even polar bears! Well, they’d be right (except for the polar bears – that’s the Arctic). But there’s one animal in particular that doesn’t get enough cred – the humble krill. Krill are tiny shrimp-like creatures that live in the Antarctic Ocean…
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Charity Attack Laws: An Explainer
On 7 December 2017, while the nation celebrated the historic vote for marriage equality, the Coalition quietly introduced a number of bills to Parliament. Their aim? To silence every single one of us – environmental groups, humanitarian organisations and people like you A Greenpeace supporter uses a megaphone to make clear her thoughts during the…
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Everything must go! Huge oil and gas sell off in Australia
Each year the government opens up more of Australia’s treasured ocean environment to dangerous oil and gas exploration. It’s time for that to stop. Already, millions of square kilometres of our ocean is set aside for oil and gas drilling, putting local communities and wildlife at risk. This year, the government wants to add vast new…
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Antarctic’s Top Penguin
Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad. Here’s our countdown of the most flippering fantastic Antarctic penguins. Prepare to be impressed.…
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For over 40 years Greenpeace has taken action to protect whales
Protect whales from the many dangers they face, from ‘scientific’ whaling to climate change.
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Overfishing in Kiribati
It’s less land than sea, really. Just over 800 square kilometres of earth, smaller than many Australian national parks, but its coral atolls span a staggering 3.5 million sq km of the central Pacific Ocean. But this beautiful place is now a magnet for huge commercial fishing operators from Europe, Asia and America. || |||||||||…
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Stars get on board to protect the strange things and fantastic beasts of the Antarctic ocean
Press release – 8 February, 2018Sydney, 9 February 2018 – ‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Alison Sudol are on board a Greenpeace ship heading for Antarctic waters. They will help make the case for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary backed by campaigners, scientists, over 40 international celebrities and 800,000 people around the…
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Huge swell of public opposition to new oil plot release in protected marine park
Press release – 6 February, 2018February 7, 2018: The Australian community are more opposed to fossil fuels at any time in history and the government must recognise concerns and cancel the release of new oil and gas exploration exploration areas, particularly that crossing into a protected marine park in the Great Australian Bight.The 21 plots…
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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
This morning, people around the world are waking up to pictures of penguin sightings across the globe. Models of penguin appear in iconic locations in several cities, as part of Greenpeace campaign for the establishment of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. The sanctuary would be a safe haven for penguins, whales and seals, putting the waters…
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Oscar-winner Javier Bardem dives to Antarctic seafloor to call for protection of the Antarctic Ocean
Press release – 29 January, 2018Sydney, 30 January, 2018 – Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived to the Antarctic seafloor in a two-person submarine to call for the creation of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.[ See video of Javier’s dive here. ] After a two-hour dive to the Antarctic Peninsula seabed, Javier Bardem described the “overwhelming…