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Trump wants to mine the deep sea – what just happened?
The very idea of deep sea mining is bad enough to have mobilised millions of people against this new industry. Sending tank sized machines kilometres below the surface of the…
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Deep sea talks end as govts. urged to act on moratorium
Greenpeace: Governments have yet to rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining
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World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities
SYDNEY, Thursday, 24 July 2025 – The historic Pacific-led campaign to hold countries accountable for the climate damage they have caused has been backed by the world’s highest court overnight,…
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Big Polluters Get a Free Pass
In Australia and across the Pacific, we’re facing the harsh realities of climate damage, from devastating bushfires and floods to rising food costs. But while ordinary families struggle, big coal,…
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MEDIA + TALENT ALERT: The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly starts
TUESDAY 22 JULY — The future of deep sea mining will be a focus for world leaders this week as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly kicked in Kingston, Jamaica…
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Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior a reminder of the power of persistence and resistance, hope and action, to change the world
Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday 10 July 2025 — 40 years ago today, Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in Auckland Harbour by French secret service agents in an…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific response to CSIRO deep sea mining research
SYDNEY, Thursday 03 July 2025 – In response to the new deep sea mining environmental frameworks issued by the CSIRO today, the following quotes can be attributed to Shiva Gounden,…
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A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before - to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region.
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Pacific leads at UN Ocean Conference, Australia urged to step up commitments
SYDNEY, Tuesday 10 June 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has congratulated seven Pacific Island nations for their commitment to ocean protection at the UN Ocean Conference overnight, calling it “a…
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The Truth About the Pacific: Colonialism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Nuclear testing and Extractivism
The Pacific Ocean, an immense and powerful force — dynamic, life-sustaining, and deeply complex.