Environment

Settlement of the Arctic Sunrise case between the Netherlands and Russia

“We commend the Dutch government for taking a strong stance in favour of freedom of expression and peaceful activism. Although Greenpeace International was not a party to this settlement, we are gratified to see the Russian government’s agreement with...

Indonesian government actively blocking efforts to reform palm oil industr

Ministers in the Government of President Joko Widodo are blocking efforts to reform the palm oil industry. Last week the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs ordered palm oil companies not to share information regarding the palm...

World’s most northern ice concert performed in support of Ocean Sanctuaries

Greenpeace has partnered with a group of musicians to record an ice concert in the far north of the Arctic. They played a piece called ‘Ocean Memories’ on instruments carved from ice collected in Arctic waters.

Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years.

The UN’s biodiversity report warning of mass species loss due to human impacts must spark urgent action to protect the world’s forests and oceans and lead to sweeping change in agriculture and food production and consumption.