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Polar bear encounter
In 2011, I joined the crew abaord the Arctic Sunrise to venture into the the freezing waters of the Arctic where we intercepted the the world’s most controversial oil rig…
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4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis
Plastic pollution has managed to invade even the most remote areas of our environment and has also been reported in several tissues of the human body.
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Emperor Seamounts – oases of life governments are failing to protect
Deep beneath the northern Pacific Ocean lies a remote chain of more than 800 seamounts. These oases of life, known as the Emperor Seamounts, are home to a rich variety…
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Just 56 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution – Coca-Cola is the worst
A new study has shown that just 56 big multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with six responsible for a quarter of that, based…
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VIDEO: Snares penguins swimming underwater
An underwater video of a colony of Snares penguins at the sub Antarctic Snares Islands 100 kilometers south of New Zealand.
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Can granting legal ‘personhood’ to nature stem biodiversity loss?
Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. One emerging concept focuses on giving legal rights to nature.
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Greenpeace ramps up pressure on UN delegates to cut plastic production, by delivering a “Global Plastics Factory”
OTTAWA —As a new day of negotiations begins at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Greenpeace Canada delivered a 20-foot “Global Plastics Factory” to the doorstep of the Shaw Center
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Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too
Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or are we unable,…
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Climate change and human rights: how a landmark legal victory in Europe could affect NZ
A seven-year campaign by a group of over 2,000 Swiss women – average age 73 – recently ended with a European Court of Human Rights decision variously described as a…
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Penguin facts to share on World Penguin Day
The penguin may not be so graceful on land, but they are very agile in the water. In their distinctive black and white penguin onesie, they are one of the planet's most well-dressed and lovable species. Here's a list of nine important, fun and fascinating facts about penguins.