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Greenpeace photographers captured another year of climate change, activism and the beauty of nature. Here are some of the best images from 2022.

It almost didn't happen, but our recent expedition to survey the Antarctic ocean floor revealed untold wonders. We discovered that the seabed is carpeted with incredible life, reinforcing the need to protect this remote stretch of ocean as soon as possible.

For over 20 years a Greenpeace ship called Esperanza – ‘hope’ in English – lit up the darkness in the fight to protect the environment. Its voyages have now come to an end, leaving a proud legacy of inspiration and environmental protection.

Scientists aboard a Greenpeace expedition record vast colonies of Adélie penguins in the Weddell Sea, this is more evidence that we must act to protect this important climate refuge

'Gentoo-ification' - a vital indication of the climate crisis

Scientists and Greenpeace Campaigners arrive in Antarctica to conduct new research on the impacts of the climate crisis on remote Antarctic penguin colonies

Improve your knowledge about our loveable flippered friends with these fascinating facts about penguins

12 iconic photos from a year of disruptions - and the struggle to protect our future

London, Ushuaia - Argentina, 11 February 2020 – Scientists surveying chinstrap penguin colonies in the Antarctic have found that the impacts of climate change have led to drastic reductions of chinstraps in many colonies, with some declining by as much as 77% since they were last surveyed almost 50 years ago.

London, 10 February 2020. Today, a towering two-metre penguin ice sculpture appeared on the shores of the River Thames opposite St. Pauls Cathedral.