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These 10 companies are flooding the planet with throwaway plastic
Volunteers collected and catalogued more than 187,000 pieces of trash from beach cleanups around the world to find out who’s flooding our planet with plastic. The equivalent of one truckload…
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30 Plastic Facts to Set the Record Straight
There is no disputing the critical environmental situation resulting from our excessive and unnecessary use of plastic. There is currently enough plastic in the ocean to circle the Earth over…
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Kenya’s Youths Demand Big Corporations to Stop Single-Use Plastics
Nairobi, 18 April 2018 - Ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22), youths from Kenya are urging Coca-Cola Central East & West Africa Limited, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Java to stop the use of single-use plastics.
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This is why the Antarctic needs your help
Six years ago, sitting behind a computer of a construction company, I realised I needed to do more with my life. I no longer wanted to keep financial records of wealthy individuals and businesses, but instead I wanted to make an impact on positive environmental change. I knew life on our planet was under threat…
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A new era is opening!
Like a wildfire, the decision by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to sanction vessels involved in illegal fishing activities in Africa has spread throughout the region. From Nouadhibou (in…
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I can still feel the enthusiasm of our Cameroon volunteers!
As I stepped out of the plane at the Yaounde international airport, the humid twenty-eight degree Celsius (28⁰C) midday temperature engulfed my face and though perspiring, it gave me the feeling…
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Illegal fishing – game over for repeat offenders
Greenpeace campaigner, Pavel Klinckhamers, looks out for fishing boats with binoculars from the Esperanza’s monkey island. Sometimes, results of our work are not immediately visible, and lots of behind the…
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Chinese companies see subsidies cancelled and permits removed for illegal fishing in West Africa
Dakar, Senegal 9 March 2018 – The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is pulling the plug on three Chinese companies conducting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in West Africa. This demonstrates an increased intolerance by authorities towards Chinese vessels involved in IUU.
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Penguins March to Cape Town
People around the world are waking up to pictures of penguin sightings across the globe. The penguins have been spotted travelling on trains, arriving at international airports and at iconic…
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5 More Things Businesses Can Do Now That They’ve Realised #StrawsSuck
The #StrawsSuck movement is gaining momentum the world over. Aiming to curb usage of single-use plastics, the campaign urges all individuals and businesses to stop using plastic straws – and many South African food franchises (particular in coastal cities) are opting in at a rapid pace.