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Sarah King is Greenpeace's head of oceans-plastics campaign.

The fate of half of the planet: Canada must help secure a Global Ocean Treaty

VANCOUVER—Global governments will convene to discuss what could be the biggest conservation effort in history from March 7-18. The final round of negotiations on

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | March 3, 2022

A shark, pictured on Feb. 19, 2021, is hauled in as bycatch by crew onboard an Iranian flagged vessel fishing for tuna in the Northern Indian Ocean. These vessels often fish for tuna with seven-mile-long gill nets, fishing with a gill net over 1.5 miles is illegal. Greenpeace was in the Northern Indian Ocean to witness to the destructive fishing practices of under-documented fishing fleets which it is estimated cause the bycatch of 80-100,000 cetaceans per year, says Greenpeace. Photograph courtesy of Abbie Trayler-Smith/Greenpeace

The fate of half of the planet: Canada must help secure a Global Ocean Treaty

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | March 3, 2022

VANCOUVER—Global governments will convene to discuss what could be the biggest conservation effort in history from March 7-18. The final round of negotiations on

The fate of half of the planet: Canada must help secure a Global Ocean Treaty

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | March 3, 2022

VANCOUVER—Global governments will convene to discuss what could be the biggest conservation effort in history from March 7-18. The final round of negotiations on

A shark, pictured on Feb. 19, 2021, is hauled in as bycatch by crew onboard an Iranian flagged vessel fishing for tuna in the Northern Indian Ocean. These vessels often fish for tuna with seven-mile-long gill nets, fishing with a gill net over 1.5 miles is illegal. Greenpeace was in the Northern Indian Ocean to witness to the destructive fishing practices of under-documented fishing fleets which it is estimated cause the bycatch of 80-100,000 cetaceans per year, says Greenpeace. Photograph courtesy of Abbie Trayler-Smith/Greenpeace

Canada must act to help get everyone out of hot water

Venice is under water, while Filipinos flee the latest super-typhoon. The nightly news replaces images of an Amazon in flames, with those of Sydney

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | December 18, 2019

Canada must act to help get everyone out of hot water

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | December 18, 2019

Venice is under water, while Filipinos flee the latest super-typhoon. The nightly news replaces images of an Amazon in flames, with those of Sydney

Canada must act to help get everyone out of hot water

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | December 18, 2019

Venice is under water, while Filipinos flee the latest super-typhoon. The nightly news replaces images of an Amazon in flames, with those of Sydney

What will it take for the Trudeau government to ban single-use plastics?

Canada is in a plastic waste crisis, and Canadians know it. But despite all signs pointing to the need to follow the lead of

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | June 3, 2019

What will it take for the Trudeau government to ban single-use plastics?

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | June 3, 2019

Canada is in a plastic waste crisis, and Canadians know it. But despite all signs pointing to the need to follow the lead of

What will it take for the Trudeau government to ban single-use plastics?

Opinion | BY SARAH KING | June 3, 2019

Canada is in a plastic waste crisis, and Canadians know it. But despite all signs pointing to the need to follow the lead of