Who writes the rulebook for global trade? And which communities bear the brunt of shipping pollution? 🚢 💨
Decisions around issues like these are happening right now at the IMO in London.
Read Shipping’s climate reckoning: What to watch at IMO 2026 ➡️ bit.ly/4e23crG
More than four decades of effort to build a #NorthSlope gas line for export have produced only failure, exorbitant costs and public subsidies of almost a billion dollars. 💰
Read the new op-ed by Kay Brown out now in @alaskabeacon.com here: bit.ly/4mLoRXx
🤡 It’s April Fools’ Day–but greenwashing isn’t a joke.
Companies often say products are “sustainable” or “recyclable,” even when those claims don’t match reality. Our Greenwashed 2025 report breaks down real cases of greenwashing and explains the tactics to watch for: just-zero.org/reports/gree...
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. @apnews.com @borenbears.bsky.social
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... build partnerships and more 👀
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Learn why this is happening & what you can do to take action in a new blog by Julien Hyde, Pacific Environment’s Malaysia senior marine program advisor and chief executive officer of Reef Check Malaysia: bit.ly/47gRPbc
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Surveys across more than 300 sites around Malaysia last year show a continuing decline in reef health according to a 2025 survey report from Pacific Environment partner Reef Check Malaysia. 🐠
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🛑 STOP SCROLLING — Did you know that we lost 47,250 football fields worth of coral reefs over the last five years in Malaysia?
Experts cover policy recommendations for biofuels & Indirect Land Use Change in maritime shipping. 🌊
🕑 March 26, 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT
📍 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
See you there!
Featured speakers include:
✅ Dr. Colin Murphy, University of California, Davis
✅ Gonca Seber, International Council on Clean Transportation
✅ Maria Jisset Calvo Saad, Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia
✅ Davina Hurt, Pacific Environment
✅ Jamie Yates, Pacific Environment
Webinar this Thursday! Biofuels in shipping: Guardrails for climate and equity 🚢
We will build on recent conversations at the International Maritime Organization on biofuels use as a marine fuel.
📍Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Did you know: Pacific Environment was started in 1980, focusing on conservation & grassroots support, particularly in the Arctic? 🦌
ICYMI — we rebranded! 💥 Learn more about our history, the meaning behind our new branding & how we are working to build a better future for all: bit.ly/4bcmJno
In Malaysia alone, there are 140,000 households that rely on coastal fisheries for food and incomes.
Learn more about this issue and how you can take action: bit.ly/47gRPbc
What impact will this have on coastal communities? 🐠
Coral reefs support food security for coastal communities, as they are part of the nursery system (along with mangroves and seagrass) that produces the fish targeted by those small-scale fishers.
Why is this happening?
Mass bleaching, pollution from inadequate sewage treatment and overfishing can all contribute to coral reef loss. Live coral cover declined from about 45% in 2024 to 40% in 2025.
We lost 47,250 football fields worth of coral reefs in the last five years in Malaysia. ‼️
Surveys across more than 300 sites around Malaysia last year show a continuing decline in reef health according to a 2025 survey report from Pacific Environment partner Reef Check Malaysia.
bit.ly/47gRPbc
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FYI this is who you're asking to promote a healthy climate, reduce pollution and conserve biodiversity for an equitable and thriving future across the Pacific Rim 👀
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If we don’t stop heating up plastic, we’re COOKED 🔥 🍱 🫠
@greenpeace.org new report shows that each time you heat up a #plastic takeaway or a frozen dinner, you could be consuming nanoplastics along w/ toxic chemicals.
▶️ Report: act.gp/3ZFkBOz
▶️ Take action: www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty
Julia is committed to advancing Indigenous leadership, rural resilience and community-driven solutions for the Arctic’s future. 🏔️
Learn more about Pacific Environment’s work in the #Arctic: bit.ly/477nfAG
Meet Julia Hnilicka, Pacific Environment’s new Arctic Advocacy Manager! This month, Julia spoke to Arctic issues on a panel with Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) President Benjamin Mallott and Giizhik Law PLLC's Kayla Gebeck Carroll at AFN Alaska Days in Washington, D.C.
The sun connects us, across oceans, lands & winds. 🌞 🌊
Check out our new logo, inspired by the cultural and environmental richness of the Pacific Rim where we work & the interconnectedness of people & planet.
🌏 Learn more about the history of our organization & where we are going: bit.ly/4bcmJno
🔍 What the zero waste hierarchy is and how it supports systems thinking
🫙 Zero waste systems at different scales
💨 How traditional “waste management” is expensive, and exacerbates the urgent issues of pollution, microplastics and climate change
📢 How you can become a zero waste advocate
The #plastics crisis requires systemic change — including innovative zero waste systems, strong policy, and shifts in culture.
We wanted to take a step back and break down zero waste in our new blog, read it here 🔗 www.pacificenvironment.org/zero-waste-1...
Thank you for clarifying what we do and don’t know. It’s clear that microplastics are ubiquitous — we need urgent policy action and further research. 🧐
Scientists agree that microplastics are everywhere. They're in our oceans, our food, and even in our bodies. 🌊🥗🧠
There’s no debating it. WE NEED LESS PLASTIC, MORE REAL SOLUTIONS NOW. ⚠️🚨
@earthworks.bsky.social
#microplastics #healthylife #plasticfree
March 8 is #InternationalWomen’sDay!
At Pacific Environment, women make up most of our leadership team, reflecting the long history of women and girls who have been essential, generational stewards of the land and Earth.
You can reduce your exposure to chemicals in plastic by doing 3 easy things:
✅ Avoid plastic packaging when possible
✅ Transfer food into glass or ceramic for heating
✅ Sign the petition calling on world leaders to cut plastic production: www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty
If we don’t stop heating up plastic, we’re COOKED 🔥 🍱 🫠
According to @greenpeace.org’s new report, each time you heat up a plastic takeaway or a frozen dinner, you could be consuming nanoplastics along with #toxic #chemicals.
Read the report: act.gp/3ZFkBOz
What’s the solution?👇
