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WORLD BANK CUTS FOREST DESTRUCTION FUNDING
"Decides to sell its equity stake in Olam International Limited. Olam's involvement in illegal timber trade was first detailed in our Carving up the Congo report published earlier this year". -
GREENPEACE TUNA CAMPAIGN NETS VICTORY IN ITALY
"Italian tuna brand Mareblu has decided to abandon destructive fishing methods in favour of sustainable practices by agreeing to source tuna only from pole and line and FAD free purse seining operations by the end of 2016" -
GREENPEACE TAKES ON EUROPE'S BIGGEST CARMAKER…
"VW have caved in to pressure from across the globe and announced they will meet and support climate targets. VW has now publicly agreed to live up to its promises to be the world's greenest car company" -
NORWAY SAYS "NO TO COAL"
"The Norwegian parliament unanimously voted for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund to classify most companies involved in coal mining and coal-fired utilities as unacceptable investment options." -
PRESIDENT OBAMA REJECTS EXPANSION OF KEYSTONE XL
Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the United States was flat-out rejected by President Obama -
COLOMBIA BANS COAL MINING IN THE PÁRAMOS
"Greenpeace Colombia, the highest environmental authority in Colombia ordered multinational mining company Hunza Coal to abandon part of its operation in the páramos." -
CANADA'S GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST GETS THE PROTECTION IT NEEDS
"Environmental organisations and Indigenous leaders, Greenpeace shined a light on the impacts of forest destruction on First Nations communities who have lived there for thousands of years and on wildlife like the rare white spirit bear." -
POLISH UTILITY WITHDRAWS PLANS TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN UNIQUE DUNE AREA
"Polish utility PGE EJ1 removed the location "Choczewo" from the list of potential sites for the construction of the first Polish nuclear power plant and has no plans to conduct further preparatory work on the site" -
MCDONALD’S AND GLOBAL SEAFOOD PROVIDERS IN LANDMARK MOVE FOR ARCTIC PROTECTION
Global brands, including McDonald’s, Tesco, Iglo, Young’s Seafood, Icelandic Seachill, alongside the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, Russian fishing giant, Karat and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen, have today said “no” to the further expansion of cod fishing into the previously-frozen Northern Barents Sea. -
WORLD'S LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA ESTABLISHED OFF ANTARCTICA
"largest marine protected area in the world was created in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica. For years, Greenpeace has campaigned for protection of the Ross Sea at CCAMLR, the international body responsible for stewardship of Antarctic waters"
