Protect forests
The Earth's ancient forests form some of the most diverse ecosystems known to science and are vital in regulating the world's climate. But eighty per cent of them have already been destroyed or degraded, and the remaining forests are under threat. Greenpeace is working to end illegal and destructive logging of the world's ancient forests, and to protect the rights of the indigenous peoples and species that depend on them.
Campaign updates
Brazil's Federal Prosecutor takes action against criminal loggers
Last month we exposed the scams that loggers in the Brazilian Amazon are using to launder illegal timber. Now the Federal Prosecutor has taken action to stamp...
Jewson says it trusts its Amazon timber suppliers - but it won't once it reads this
Jewson is selling timber from the Amazon - where more than half the logging is illegal. Jewson says it trusts its suppliers, but we thought we'd investigate...
We're taking action to stop loggers plundering the Amazon
After two years investigating illegal logging in the Brazilian Amazon, we're taking action to stop it. Here's the story so far.
The Amazon's Silent Crisis
The timber industry in the Brazilian Amazon is currently a key
driver of forest degradation and a catalyst for deforestation.
Logging, particularly for...
In pictures: the silent crisis in the Amazon
Today Greenpeace published a 2-year investigation that shows how the logging industry threatens the Amazon rainforest. These photos show the illegal logging...
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