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Greenpeace - Latest News [Page 67]
Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Extension to Become Law
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 9:40 am | Greenpeace
Jakarta, 13 May 2013 – The Indonesian government announced today the extension of the forest moratorium for two more years. In response, Forests Campaigner Yuyun Indradi said: More >>
Budget Must Back Kiwi Innovation, Say Greenpeace
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:56 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Backing home-grown clean energy in Thursday’s Budget could kick-start a multi-billion dollar bonanza for New Zealand’s economy, creating tens of thousands of jobs, say Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace Ship Begin First Indonesian Tour Post Deportation
Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:48 pm | Greenpeace
The Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Jayapura, Indonesia today to document one of the world’s most biodiverse – and threatened – environments, just three years after the Indonesian navy escorted the vessel out of its territorial ... More >>
South Korean Distant Water Fisheries
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 5:16 pm | Greenpeace
South Korea is one of the leading distant water fishing powers, with 359 vessels operating in all oceans of the world. In recent years, many cases of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and human right abuses have been reported, ... More >>
Greenpeace paints 'illegal' on South Korean ship Premier
Monday, 22 April 2013, 9:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Port Louis, Mauritius, April 21, 2013 – Seven Greenpeace International activists peacefully demonstrated in a Mauritian port on Sunday against a South Korean vessel accused of unlawful fishing in West African waters, demanding the Seoul government ... More >>
Greenpeace Plant Flag On Seabed At North Pole
Friday, 19 April 2013, 12:18 pm | Greenpeace
North Pole, April 15, 2013 — Four young people on a mission with Greenpeace have planted a flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole, at the same spot where a submarine planted a Russian flag claiming the Arctic for Moscow. (1) The young people planted ... More >>
Eight Out of Ten Want Sea Protest Move Halted
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 9:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Eight in 10 New Zealanders think that the brakes should be put on the government’s controversial move to criminalise aspects of peaceful protests at sea. More >>
Trekkers Depart On North Pole Expedition
Monday, 8 April 2013, 11:46 am | Greenpeace
UPDATE: Trekkers Depart On North Pole Expedition, Aim For Arctic Council Meeting Young campaigners will plant flag, declaration on sea bed beneath pole More >>
New Greenland govt: moratorium on new offshore oil licenses
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 10:06 am | Greenpeace
Responding to news that the newly-elected Greenland government has decided to pause the issuing of new licences to oil companies looking to drill in the fragile Arctic environment, Jon Burgwald, Arctic Campaigner for Greenpeace in Denmark, said: “This ... More >>
Greenpeace wins Scottish court case against Cairn
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 10:03 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace International has won an important court ruling today when a Scottish court denied a request from oil company Cairn seeking to stifle protest against its Arctic drilling plans. More >>
Greenpeace Response to DoC Cuts
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:44 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to today’s announcement of cuts to the Department of Conservation, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace’s senior policy advisor, said: More >>
World Water Day – Greenpeace Statement
Monday, 25 March 2013, 1:01 pm | Greenpeace
To mark World Water Day, Greenpeace International released the following statement: “Today we remember those who are suffering from industrial water pollution and celebrate the bravery, passion and persistence of the people around the world working ... More >>
Greenpeace Welcomes Forest Conservation Pilot From Indonesia
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 3:29 pm | Greenpeace
Jakarta, 13 March 2013 - Greenpeace Indonesia today welcomed the launch of a forest conservation pilot project by Indonesia’s largest palm oil producer, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), to protect High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests and called on other palm oil producers ... More >>
Greenpeace activists demand nuclear industry accountability
Saturday, 9 March 2013, 3:57 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Amsterdam, March 7, 2013 — Ahead of the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Greenpeace activists on three continents and in the Middle East are demanding that reactor operators and their suppliers, such as GE, Hitachi and Toshiba, be held ... More >>
'Organised chaos' in DR Congo Logging Sector
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 1:46 pm | Greenpeace
'Organised chaos' in DR Congo Logging Sector Threatens To Cut Off Access To European Market More >>
WHO downplays health impacts of Fukushima nuclear disaster
Monday, 4 March 2013, 4:35 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace today criticised the World Health Organisation for releasing a flawed new report that hides crucial information on the health impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More >>
Shell Drop Arctic Oil Drilling Plans
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 11:51 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to today’s news that oil giant Shell have ditched plans to drill in the Arctic this year, Bunny McDiarmid, executive director of Greenpeace, said: More >>
Time For Shell To Face Reality: Arctic Rigs Not Up To Task
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 9:46 am | Greenpeace
Time For Shell To Face Reality: Arctic Drill Rigs Not Up To The Task - Greenpeace More >>
Political debate this evening on the Rainbow Warrior
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 1:57 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
This evening some of New Zealand’s top politicians will be taking part in a one-off debate in Wellington onboard the new Rainbow Warrior. Russel Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, Grant Robertson, Deputy-leader and Environment spokesperson for ... More >>
Live Debate 6pm 12/2/13: Clean Energy
Monday, 11 February 2013, 10:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Politicians from three major political parties will be taking part in a debate in Wellington on board the new Rainbow Warrior. More >>
