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
Scientists and Greenpeace Campaigners arrive in Antarctica to conduct new research on the impacts of the climate crisis on remote Antarctic penguin colonies
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 / Ushuaia, Argentina, 22 January 2020 - Award-winning actors and marine scientists on board two Greenpeace ships; the Esperanza and the Arctic Sunrise, have arrived in the Antarctic to expose how climate change, plastic pollution and industrial fishing are impacting penguin colonies, whales and other marine life in the region.