Mangroves at Raja Ampat, Papua, IndonesiaMangroves support many species, and are important nursing grounds for many juvenile fish at Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia.© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Kirsten Thompson in AntarcticaDr Kirsten Thompson collects water samples for eDNA testing from a RHIB off the Arctic Sunrise near Paulet Island, in the Erebus and Terror Gulf at the entrance to the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. eDNA monitoring uses filters to trap free-floating DNA that has been left behind by animals. In the laboratory, the DNA can help identify marine biodiversity, specifically whales, seals, birds and fish. The research will contribute to a better understanding of Antarctic waters, a marine ecosystem that is rapidly being altered by climate change. Greenpeace is back in the Antarctic on the last stage of the Protect The Oceans Expedition. We have teamed up with a group of scientists to investigate and document the impacts the climate crisis is already having in this area. *This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813© Abbie Trayler-Smith / Greenpeace
Deforestation for Farming and Agriculture in Chaco Province, ArgentinaThe Gran Chaco is the second largest forest in South America, after the Amazon. There are 3,400 plant species, 500 bird species, 150 mammals, 120 reptiles, 100 amphibians, and indigenous people living in the area. The last 30 years, Argentina lost 8 million hectares of forests by intensive livestock farming and agriculture. Deforestation increases climate change and floodings.© Martin Katz / Greenpeace
Sample Analysis at Exeter Laboratory in UKWater samples from UK rivers are being analysed for plastics at the Exeter Laboratory.© Isabelle Rose Povey / Greenpeace
Mangrove Forest in French GuianaGreenpeace is campaigning to protect the recently discovered Amazon Reef off the coast of Brazil and French Guiana from development by Total and BP oil companies. French Guiana mangroves and all the coast land is threatened by oil exploration and their oil spill risks.© Elsa Palito / Greenpeace