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A whale fluke comes out of the blue water with blue sky in the background

Oceans

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations are on the precipice of weakening the High Seas Treaty

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations or RFMOs, bodies in charge of fisheries management in the high seas, are trying to water down the High Seas Treaty’s capacity to deliver on protecting…

by Alexandra Sedgwick April 1, 2026

Nature and wildlife

Traditional roast dinner sprayed with cocktail of over 100 pesticides

A typical British roast dinner, followed by strawberries for dessert, is produced using a cocktail of more than 100 pesticides, new analysis by Greenpeace of official data has revealed [1].…

by Alison Kirkman May 14, 2026

Workers in overalls cut up pieces of meat on a stainless steel production line

Environmental justice

The shocking violence and suffering behind the global meat industry

The global meat industry is not only disastrous for the planet’s climate, it’s a human rights calamity. It doesn’t have to be like this.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 12, 2020

Oceans

UN Ocean Treaty negotiations – Greenpeace response

Some governments are lacking in vision and ambition to safeguard wildlife, tackle climate change and ensure food security for billions of people

by Luke Massey September 16, 2018

A boulder throws up a plume of rainbow spray as it's released from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza into the sea.

Oceans

Marine protected areas Stage 3 Consultation – our response

Greenpeace UK’s response to the MMO MPA Fisheries Management Stage 3 Consultation

October 2, 2025

A large splash erupts alongside a Greenpeace ship as a boulder is placed in the water

Oceans

Greenpeace back with more boulders as government leaves 97% of protected areas open to destructive bottom trawling

Activists on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have built a new underwater boulder barrier in the Offshore Brighton marine protected area in the English Channel, one of the UK’s most heavily bottom trawled protected areas.

by James Hanson February 26, 2021

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Air pollution

Briefing: Transforming public transport in a green recovery

To build a resilient future, connect left-behind communities and create thousands of jobs, the government should provide at least £10bn a year additional public investment in low carbon transport infrastructure across the UK and reallocate the funds earmarked for new road building under the £27bn road investment strategy in England.

October 8, 2020

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Peace

How to help people affected by the Ukraine war

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has been condemned around the world, and people throughout the country are at risk. Here's how you can help.

by Jamie Woolley March 3, 2022

Aerial view of a ship carrying a giant oil platform entering a Norwegian port. The bright red platform dwarfs the surrounding islands and buildings.

Activism

Shell is suing Greenpeace for a peaceful protest. Help us fight them in court.

Shell is suing Greenpeace - threatening a multi million dollar lawsuit and a protest ban. We need your help to fight in court.

by Emily Black November 9, 2023

Photo montage shows plastic straws, pill packets and chopped vegetables.

Environmental justice

We need to talk about plastic for access, or ‘Placcess’

Banning single-use plastics like straws threatens disability rights and dignity for people with disabilities. Here’s how a plastic for access, or ‘Placcess’, system could help.

by Dr Abigail Pearson March 7, 2024