Greenpeace India faces shutdown in one month
New Delhi, May 5, 2015 - Greenpeace India has one month left to fight forits survival following a government crackdown on civil society. The Indiangovernment recently froze the environmental NGO's bank...
View ArticleDon’t believe the hype: Government still failing to protect Reef
Brisbane, May 11, 2015 - Less than three weeks before UNESCO will issue its draft recommendations on the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian government must do more to protect one of the world’s...
View ArticleNo taxpayer money should finance Reef’s destruction
Brisbane May 13, 2015 – Greenpeace is calling on the Federal Government to confirm that taxpayer money will not be spent on coal industry projects as part of the Northern Australia Infrastructure...
View ArticleGreenpeace Rainbow Warrior brings relief to Vanuatu’s stranded islands
16 May, 2015, Port Vila: Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, will arrive in Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila on Monday to help deliver relief to Vanuatu’s outlying islands, many of which...
View ArticleBipartisan cut to Renewable Energy Target a backwards step for action on...
Monday 18 May, 2015, Sydney: Today’s announcement of a deal between the federal government and opposition to cut the Renewable Energy Target from 41,000 GWh to 33,000 GWh is bad news for Australian...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups and seafood industry demand better seafood labelling
15 April 2015, Sydney: For the first time, an alliance of environmental and industry groups have today united to call for clear seafood labelling in Australia.The groups - including Greenpeace and the...
View ArticleAussie tuna transformation a consumer success story
Sydney, 4 May 2015, For the first time ever the majority of tuna brands on Australian supermarket shelves have converted to sourcing from environmentally responsible fishing methods.These methods can...
View ArticleGreenpeace India faces shutdown in one month
New Delhi, May 5, 2015 - Greenpeace India has one month left to fight forits survival following a government crackdown on civil society. The Indiangovernment recently froze the environmental NGO's bank...
View ArticleGreenpeace launches latest drive to save the Great Barrier Reef
Tuesday May 26, 2015, Sydney: Greenpeace launched its latest push to save the Great Barrier Reef today with a website urging UNESCO to keep a watch on the Reef and calling on the Australian government...
View ArticleIndian Home Affairs Ministry attempting to shut Greenpeace India down
New Delhi, 14 April 2015 – Following the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) again blocking Greenpeace India’s ability to receive money from overseas, Samit Aich, Executive Director of Greenpeace...
View ArticleReef dredging still not OK
Brisbane, 17 April: The Queensland Government’s referral of yet another dredging and dumping proposal for Abbot Point should be thrown out, says Greenpeace. The proposal will see dredging in the Great...
View ArticleNorway’s divestment from coal another warning for Galilee coal
Sydney, May 28, 2015 - In response to groundbreaking news that the finance committee of the Norwegian Parliament will vote to divest the Norwegian Government Pension Fund from coal mining and coal...
View ArticleGreenpeace Statement on the UNESCO draft report into the state of the Great...
Sydney May 30th, 2015: By insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months, to be reviewed by the Committee in 2017 UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not...
View ArticleIndonesian paper company announces end to forest destruction, thanks to...
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 3 June 2015 - One of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, APRIL, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.The...
View ArticleIndian Home Affairs Ministry attempting to shut Greenpeace India down
New Delhi, 14 April 2015 – Following the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) again blocking Greenpeace India’s ability to receive money from overseas, Samit Aich, Executive Director of Greenpeace...
View ArticleReef dredging still not OK
Brisbane, 17 April: The Queensland Government’s referral of yet another dredging and dumping proposal for Abbot Point should be thrown out, says Greenpeace. The proposal will see dredging in the Great...
View ArticleNorway’s divestment from coal another warning for Galilee coal
Sydney, May 28, 2015 - In response to groundbreaking news that the finance committee of the Norwegian Parliament will vote to divest the Norwegian Government Pension Fund from coal mining and coal...
View ArticleGreenpeace International staff member refused entry to India despite valid...
New Delhi, June 8, 2015: A Greenpeace International member travelling from Sydney was barred from entering India on Saturday evening despite having a valid business visa and all necessary documents. No...
View ArticleGrammy Award-Winner Gotye Supports the Global Campaign to Save the Great...
Sydney, June 12th 2015: Grammy-winning musician Gotye has donated his talent to a stunning new video, launched by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, as part of the global campaign to save the Great Barrier...
View ArticleGreenpeace calls for Inquiry into fossil fuel lobbying and Federal Government
16 June 2015, Greenpeace has today launched a call for an independent Inquiry into the relationship between the fossil fuel industry, its lobbyists and political parties in order to uncover the source...
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