Protect forests

Last edited 4 February 2014 at 3:24pm

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.

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Is the Amazon running dry?

Home to the greatest variety of life on Earth, the Amazon is both the largest rainforest and the largest river basin in the world, covering over 6,000...
Posted by admin - 24 October, 2005 - 08:00

Is the Amazon running dry?

Home to the greatest variety of life on Earth, the Amazon is both the largest rainforest and the largest river basin in the world, covering over 6,000...
Posted by admin - 24 October, 2005 - 08:00

DEFRA offices blockaded with illegal timber

Shortly after 7.30 this morning, Greenpeace volunteers blockaded the entrance to the Department for the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA offices on...
Posted by admin - 19 October, 2005 - 08:00 -

DEFRA offices blockaded with illegal timber

Shortly after 7.30 this morning, Greenpeace volunteers blockaded the entrance to the Department for the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA offices on...
Posted by admin - 19 October, 2005 - 08:00 -

Lawless: How Europe's borders remain open to trade in illegal timber

Summary A staggering 80 percent of the world’s ancient forests have already been destroyed or degraded and much of what remains is under threat from...
Posted by jamie - 19 October, 2005 - 08:00

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