Greenpeace Crashed the Seal-Product Market, and Inuit Livelihood Along With it

In 2009, Greenpeace won a significant battle for animal rights activists by successfully advocating for a ban on seal products in Europe. The result, the market for seal markets crashed along with the incomes and livelihood of indigenous Inuit families living in Greenland and Northern Canada.

Quartz

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Jake Flanagin, Quartz

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