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Their stories through visuals: a way for awarded photographers to protect Lantau
In 2021, Greenpeace organized the “Save Our Lantau ” Photo Collection and Contest 2021and more than 300 people participated. The 700 photo entries received for the contest show how stunning and precious Lantau is. We invited 12 winners of the contest to share with us their unique stories about Lantau, to provide us, Hongkongers, with…
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Ciao “Hong Kong WildCreatures”! Wildlife photographer Robert Ferguson encourages Hongkongers to explore, learn and protect our nature
The protagonist of the latest from the ‘Let's Talk About Climate Change’ series, Robert Ferguson, is a Hong Kong wildlife photographer living in the city for 30 years. It is saddening to bid farewell to Robert, a passionate and bold fellow, who has decided to move his home base to England. He shares how mesmerising…
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Eco-farming for sustainability: Plastic-free campaigner Leanne Tam shares her weekend farming practice
Plastic-free Campaigner Leanne Tam has joined Greenpeace for nearly a year, the time when the Hong Kong Government finally kicked off the public consultations on policies addressing single-use plastics issue after years of advocacy. Leanne has devoted her full-time work to various roles at Greenpeace, from standing front at plastic-free advocacy, scientific research, to community…
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Fukushima continued: Nuclear power is not a climate crisis solution
Tokyo, Japan – Greenpeace Japan released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident.Sam Annesley, Executive Director…
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Join us for a strong Global Ocean Treaty! Boarding our ocean protection journey with the Greenpeace Deckhand
The final round of negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty will take place from March 7 to 18 in New York. These negotiations are crucial for the fate of our oceans, and governments must show great ambition to prove they are serious about their commitments. "Dolphin" Huang Yei-Hsuan, who has been servicing on Greenpeace ships…
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Plastic-free campaign 6 years on, positive changes we’ve made together
Since the launch of the Plastic-free campaign in 2016 in Hong Kong, Greenpeace has initiated plastics source reduction incentives among stakeholders from individuals, communities to corporates and the government. What changes have you accomplished with Greenpeace? Let’s wind back to 6 years from now.
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Perseverance brought 3 Greenpeace projects to fruition – A look back at 2021
Perseverance is not an easy task. If 2020 was a storm, 2021 felt like clammy and suffocating weather. Thanks for being with us. Greenpeace persists in voicing out and taking actions to safeguard the environment of Hong Kong. It was a difficult but still fruitful year. Three of our campaigners in Hong Kong, Leanne, Sion…
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Greenpeace Global Review 2021: 50-Year Green Initiatives for Better Future
Pandemic and uncertainty have swept the world throughout the year 2021, yet Greenpeace has spared no seconds holding back its move in adverse conditions. Experience of this turbulent year shows…
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‘Cinema for the Climate’ Greenpeace x HKFFF: 4 journeys to tackle climate change on the silver screen
This year, on the special occasion of the 50th edition of the Hong Kong French Film Festival (HKFFF) and the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace, the two collaborated to present the program ‘Cinema for the Climate’ as part of the film festival happening from 24th November to 14th December 2021.
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Shocking field investigation findings: messy brownfields scattered with high mountains of waste
Electronic waste is an elephant in the room – it occupies lands, its heavy metal pollutes the environment and loads the landfills. Though countless problems have been revealed and feature media coverage are seen from time to time, the issue persists. Why is it so? Could we do anything about it? Greenpeace decided there were…