Greece

More than 1,455 tonnes of plastic are currently believed to be floating on the Mediterranean Sea, while 94% of plastic waste is currently coating the seabed, based on the latest estimates. According to the head of Greenpeace's campaign for...

Greenpeace launched the program, "A Box of Sea," which brings fishermen and citizens together to deal with overfishing in the hope of protecting the marine environment. The program aims to reward fishermen using low-impact, non-intrusive fishing methods and support...

Greenpeace activists from Greece, Italy and Spain spread a 600 square meter arrow banner today, reading "Oil is fueling Greek debt," pointing at a Greek oil-fired power plant under construction on the island of Rhodes, to reveal one of...

The popular Greek Ska-Reggae band Locomondo joined powers with Greenpeace to support bees in Greece, which are seriously decreasing in number. Paraphrasing the well-known phrase from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" they named their witty song “To bee or not to...

The environmental group Greenpeace has joined in criticism over a bill that would let developers run amok on Greece's coastline and build where they want, legalize unlawful construction and hinder public access to public beaches. “Enough is enough. The coastal...

The environmental organization is mounting a global campaign to support the 30 Greenpeace activists, held in Russian prisons, this Saturday, October 5 in Athens. Greenpeace calls everyone to be at 18:00 at Dionysiou Areopagitou and Parthenonos Street, close to the...

The environmental group Greenpeace in Greece, after testing 24 samples of apples, pears, carrots, zucchinis, potatoes, onions and bananas, randomly selected from grocery stores and supermarkets in various parts of Athens has found 27 chemical substances, including some considered...

Greece will temporarily stop seismic surveys in the Ionian Sea near the island of Corfu after a spate of whale strandings were recorded on the island's shores, the Greek Environment Ministry stated on Thursday. While not confirmed, experts believe that...

The new proposed legislation on shoreline use brought up for debate in the Greek Parliament has triggered strong reactions from environmental groups and opposition parties. Environmentalists are concerned that it may open the way for the legalization of illegal...

By Heini-Sofia Alavuo Greeks love their daily coffee, so much so that they go through an estimated 300 million plastic takeaway cups of the stuff every year. Sadly, this is taking a punishing toll on the environment, as the vast majority of...

Environmental groups warn that Greece is unprepared to deal with marine disasters, in the aftermath of the destructive oil spill in Salamis that soon spread across the Saronic Gulf, reaching Athens' coastal front. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, the World...

Greece moved up several places to rank 17th among the 28 European Union member-states for the adoption of climate change policies, WWF Hellas and Greenpeace Greece said on Wednesday. The ranking was based on the annual Climate Change Performance...

A study conducted with the collaboration of ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, reports that the number of carretta caretta loggerhead turtle nests is especially high this season. Until now, more than 500 nests have been documented...

Ten Greenpeace activists were arrested after climbing a tower at a power plant belonging to Public Power Corporation (PPC), Greece's main electricity provider in Kozani, Greece. The activists were protesting against the coal power plant, demanding for a switch...

Thousands of Athenians marched in the Greek capital on Sunday to join efforts with millions of people around the world who want to pressure politicians to come to a legally binding agreement at the Paris Climate Conference which will...