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.

Campaign updates

Exposing the real story of APP and deforestation in Indonesia

Forest trasher APP goes for another spin in the greenwash cycle

Forest campaigner Daniela Montalto assesses APP's latest attempts to convince everyone that it really does like trees. Honestly. It didn't take too long...
Posted by jamie - 2 December, 2010 - 18:45 -

Historic Indonesian forest protection deal at risk from industry

Plantations, like this eucalyptus one in Sumatra, are gradually replacing Indonesia's rainforests (c) Beltra/Greenpeace Laura Kenyon from our Making Waves...
Posted by jamie - 23 November, 2010 - 11:36 -

Protection Money: bankrolling deforestation in Indonesia

How industry expansion plans would use climate funds to bankroll deforestation and undermine President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's commitment to low-carbon...
Posted by jamie - 23 November, 2010 - 10:56

Man chews orang-utan finger, wins short film award

Some great news to start the week - the spoof KitKat video we made to protest Nestlé's use of palm oil has won an award. Our German colleagues entered it into...
Posted by jamie - 22 November, 2010 - 17:24

Man chews orang-utan finger, wins short film award

Some great news to start the week - the spoof KitKat video we made to protest Nestlé's use of palm oil has won an award. Our German colleagues entered it into...
Posted by jamie - 22 November, 2010 - 17:24

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