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Nature and wildlife

What’s the UN Biodiversity COP16 – and why does it matter to the UK?

The UN Biodiversity COP16 – the most important nature conference you’ve probably never heard of – started this week. Here’s what you need to know.

by Henry Fry October 23, 2024

Dan Smith from Bastille sits on bow of a ship playing an electric guitar and singing into a microphone with open ocean behind him

Oceans

Watch Bastille frontman Dan Smith perform an unreleased song from the Bermuda Triangle

The singer, whose hits include Pompeii and Happier, joined Greenpeace on the Arctic Sunrise to draw attention to the urgent need to protect the Sargasso Sea.

by Henry Fry June 5, 2024

A woman of colour stands smiling and holding a microphone in front of a blue metal container, with a yellow Greenpeace banner reading

Oceans

From resilience to revolution: my journey with Greenpeace in the Sargasso Sea

Noelle Young, Sustainability Solutionist & Youth Delegate from Bermuda, describes her time on board a Greenpeace ship in the magical Sargasso Sea.

by Noelle Young June 5, 2024

A woman in a bright blue sea waering a snorkel mask uses a long ruler to measure a flaoting bush of sargassum seaweed

Oceans

Exploring the Bermuda Triangle: Greenpeace in the Sargasso Sea

Scientists and activists are on board a Greenpeace ship in the Sargasso Sea – one of the world’s most ecologically rich places you’ve probably never heard of. They’re making the…

by Henry Fry May 7, 2024

A clump of golden seaweed floats on the surface of the ocean, with small fish swimming in and out, forming a diverse nourishing habitat for marine life to thrive.

Oceans

The Sargasso Sea: why this ‘golden floating rainforest’ urgently needs protecting

Here’s why the spectacular Sargasso Sea should be one of the first new ocean sanctuaries created by the new Global Ocean Treaty

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Angela Glienicke May 2, 2024

Playful pattern of line art sea creatures

Oceans

Kids t-shirt design comp: here are the winners!

Over 300 young people designed their own Greenpeace plastics campaign t-shirt. Here's the pick of the bunch.

by Gurvinder Uppal April 12, 2024

Fishing

The Galápagos shows the power of ocean protection

The Galápagos Marine Reserve is a powerful example of what ocean protection can achieve. But outside its boundaries, industrial fishing is still doing damage. Now, governments have a chance to…

by Greenpeace UK February 29, 2024

Two puffins on a cliff above a beautiful bay

Fishing

Victory! Government bans sand eel fishing after Greenpeace campaign

Puffins will be eating better thanks to a Greenpeace-backed ban on fishing for sand eels - a vital food source for the iconic sea birds.

by Will McCallum January 31, 2024

A humpback whale swims near the surface of a clear blue ocean.

Oceans

How a Greenpeace crew saved a whale tangled in fishing gear

The crew of Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise saved a humpback whale caught in fishing gear. The rescue is another reminder of why our oceans urgently need protection.

by Leah Das November 9, 2023

Oceans

6 spooky facts about the Antarctic

From oozing 'blood waterfalls' to giant deep-sea spiders, the Antarctic harbours some spooky secrets. Read on to uncover the truth... if you dare.

by Greenpeace UK October 30, 2023