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Islands Urged To Develop Plan On Illegal Fishing
Monday, 9 October 2006, 2:28 pm | Greenpeace
The Pacific Island Governments have been encouraged by Greenpeace to develop a national plan of action that implements the latest international laws against pirate fishing to stop foreign vessels fishing illegally in their Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). More >>
Happy 'Nuclear Free' Anniversary Kim Jong-il
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace
Seoul, South Korea, 8 October, 2006 -- Greenpeace today appealed to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, to halt plans for a nuclear test that would coincide with the ninth anniversary of his leadership. More >>
SolarChill vaccine fridge wins environmental award
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
London, United Kingdom October 6, 2006 - An innovative new solar powered refrigeration unit developed by Greenpeace International and six other international organizations, won the Environmental Pioneer in Refrigeration award in the 2006 Cooling Industry ... More >>
National's environmental policy - hollow
Friday, 6 October 2006, 3:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says the National Party's goal of solving all of New Zealand's domestic environmental problems in a single generation is bold, but it unfortunately hasn't followed through with the policies to achieve it. More >>
Pirate Boat Flees Authorities
Friday, 6 October 2006, 11:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Pacific – Thursday October 5, 2006 – A suspected pirate fishing boat has fled the Kiribati authorities and run to the high seas (1). The ship was boarded and inspected by crew and Kiribati fisheries officers onboard the Greenpeace ship the M.Y Esperanza, ... More >>
Govt lacking urgency required for climate change
Friday, 6 October 2006, 12:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The New Zealand public should be alarmed at the Government's lack of urgency on climate change, Greenpeace said today in response to climate change Minister David Parker's announcement on the issue. More >>
Crop circles appear on three continents
Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 10:24 am | Greenpeace
Barcelona, Manila, Mexico City October 3rd: Greenpeace activists today created giant crop circles in maize fields on three different continents (1) to mark the beginning of a global campaign to protect maize – one of the world’s most important staple ... More >>
Deregister Fishing Vessels
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 11:47 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace wants the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to deregister all fishing vessels not reporting their positions to authorities. Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Team leader Nilesh Goundar made the comments as the Compliance ... More >>
Switch and Win with Clean Energy
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 10:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has launched an online competition designed to encourage householders to help stop climate change by making the switch to a cleaner electricity company. Prizes on offer are a solar water heater, a mountain bike and a portable solar charger. More >>
Greenpeace Wants Moratorium On Bottom Trawling
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 12:31 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
September 26, 2006. Suva. Fiji Islands. A plea is being made to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF's) countries to take their cue from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Vanuatu in calling for the United Nations to establish an immediate moratorium ... More >>
Australia Heads Off NZ to Lead on Bottom Trawling
Monday, 25 September 2006, 12:58 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Monday 25 September 2006: Greenpeace NZ welcomes the Australian Government announcement calling for the United Nations to take measures to stop bottom trawling in international waters and says it's a shame New Zealand has been left behind. More >>
EU President implicated in Forest Crimes
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 11:10 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam – 19 September 2006: *A Greenpeace International report released today reveals how illegally logged timber from Russia is being freely imported into Finland to factories including those of Stora Enso, which is partly owned by the Finnish ... More >>
GE rice found in major German supermarket
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 11:33 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Unites States/International 11 September 2006 - The scandal around illegal genetically engineered (GE) rice entering European food outlets has grown today as Greenpeace tests reveal illegal rice from the US has contaminated rice on supermarket shelves ... More >>
Stop Robbing The Pacific People
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 10:38 am | Greenpeace
Sydney, Australia. September 4, 2006. Millions of dollars in fish are being transhiped from the Pacific and it is time relevant authorities take action. More >>
Fiji Islanders Lead Saving Pacific Expedition
Monday, 4 September 2006, 10:54 am | Greenpeace
Fiji Islanders Lagi Toribau, Josephine Prasad and Nilesh Goundar are the frontliners in the Pacific leg of the Defending Our Oceans (DOO) tour. Mr Toribau is is the lead campaigner onboard the M.Y Esperanza as it sails through the Pacific, highlighting ... More >>
Greenpeace Demands Global Ban On US Rice Imports
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 8:50 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 21 August 2006 - Greenpeace International today called for a global ban on imports of US rice in order to protect the public from eating illegal, untested and unapproved varieties of genetically engineered (GE) rice. More >>
Trawling Closure Areas Unscientific
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 10:21 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, 16 August 2006:* The New Zealand fishing industry's proposal to close some areas of the sea around New Zealand to bottom trawling does little to stop the destruction of vulnerable deep-sea life threatened by the practice, a map released ... More >>
Near-meltdown incident at Swedish nuclear reactor
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 12:32 am | Greenpeace
Sweden's nuclear regulator SKI will meet in emergency session tomorrow (3 August) to decide on a possible immediate shut-down of all but one of the country's nuclear power stations supplying up to 50% of Sweden's electricity. Greenpeace has called ... More >>
Pacific Leaders Back Bottom Trawling Ban
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 4:44 pm | Greenpeace
NEW YORK--The Presidents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ("RMI"), the Federated States of Micronesia ("FSM"), and the Republic of Palau ("Palau") have called for a temporary moratorium on deep sea bottom trawling in the Pacific and pledged to ... More >>
Soya traders stop deforestation after pressure
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 11:54 am | Greenpeace
In a statement released in Brazil, multinational soya traders have agreed to a two year moratorium on buying soya from newly deforested land in the Amazon. This move shows that the international soya trade has been affected by the negative publicity ... More >>
