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UN Ocean Treaty opens for country signatures: Greenpeace comment
Six months after its agreement, 68 governments have already signed the UN Ocean Treaty in New York.
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Shocking extent of threats to ocean health revealed in new Greenpeace report, calls for urgent protection using historic UN Ocean Treaty
A major new analysis of the threats facing the oceans has been released today in a Greenpeace report.
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New Greenpeace research shows reefs need protection against fossil fuel developments in the Gulf of Mexico
A new report called "Investigation on the current status and threats to mesophotic reef ecosystems of the north and central coast of the state of Veracruz, aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise" was presented today, carried out by expert researchers in coral reef systems from Colectivo Interdisciplinario de Ciencia Aplicada y Derecho Ambiental (the Interdisciplinary…
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Global Environment Facility Assembly offers Canada a chance to build on COP15 success and turn nature pledges into reality
The Canadian government must now turn promises made at COP15 in Montreal into reality.
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Reaction to the federal government’s announcement aiming to reduce plastic food packaging in retail
The federal government’s announcement targets plastic packaging that comes into direct contact with food.
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Deep sea mining industry fails to get green light but remains a threat
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations end today with deep sea mining companies failing to get an immediate green light to start mining.
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Greenpeace Canada Reaction to Fossil Fuel Subsidy Announcement
In response to today’s announcement by the the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, of a phase out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart said:
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Canada backs moratorium on deep sea mining as critical talks resume
Governments at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will gather today in Kingston to discuss whether to allow deep sea mining to go ahead.
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Greenpeace calls on Canada to help stop deep sea mining, projecting the deep ocean in downtown Montreal
Greenpeace Canada projected two giant videos last night illustrating the harms deep sea mining would cause to highly sensitive marine ecosystems.