Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed

In a monumental win for ocean protection, a historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations and almost 20 years of relentless campaigning by Greenpeace and many others. The agreement of this Treaty keeps the target alive of protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.

Just days after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced a crackdown on greenwashing, Greenpeace Australia Pacific lodged a complaint with the ACCC to investigate whether environmental claims by Toyota are misleading or deceptive.

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. Hundreds of people remained in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as Tropical Cyclone Kevin brought destructive winds and heavy rainfall.

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