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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Caught Red Handed: Nestlé, Sinar Mas and palm oil

Greenpeace has tracked down the palm oil being used in Nestlé products, including Kit Kats, and exposed how they are using palm oil from Indonesia's largest...
Posted by jamie - 17 March, 2010 - 08:33

A defining moment for the palm oil industry as Unilever breaks link with forest destruction?

As world leaders line up in Copenhagen to agree a new climate treaty, we've also been working hard to secure a result that will have a positive impact on the...
Posted by ianduff - 11 December, 2009 - 14:34 -

Climate Defenders in Indonesia strike again

Just hanging around... our activists shut down a paper mill that was busy pulping the rainforest. After building dams and shutting down bulldozers to...
Posted by jamie - 25 November, 2009 - 18:18

Climate Defenders in Indonesia strike again

Just hanging around... our activists shut down a paper mill that was busy pulping the rainforest. After building dams and shutting down bulldozers to...
Posted by jamie - 25 November, 2009 - 18:18

Climate Defenders in Indonesia strike again

Just hanging around... our activists shut down a paper mill that was busy pulping the rainforest. After building dams and shutting down bulldozers to...
Posted by jamie - 25 November, 2009 - 18:18

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