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Why are Indigenous warriors and 15 monkeys at Siemens HQ?

Posted by India Thorogood - 10th August 2016

Two Munduruku Indigenous People, 15 mischievious ‘monkeys’ and a few Greenpeace activists – this morning we’re bringing the Amazon to Siemens’ grey campus in Surrey. The Munduruku have travelled thousands of miles to demand a meeting with Siemens bosses about Amazon dams, after months of ambivalence to warnings from across the… Read More

Destructive palm oil company IOI let off the hook too easily by RSPO

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 10th August 2016
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A major palm oil company, which had its sustainability certificates suspended for violating rules designed to prevent the destruction of Indonesia’s forests and peatlands, has had those certificates reinstated. This shocking decision by the industry’s own sustainability group to lift the suspension sends a message that it’s OK for palm… Read More

5 manifesto commitments the new government can’t forget

Posted by Fariah Syed - 9th August 2016
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David Cameron may be gone but he still has a legacy – the Conservative Manifesto. It might not sound the most fun, but the pledges that the Conservatives made in the 2015 General Election still govern and guide their policies today, even with Theresa May now in charge. Read More

4 stories of Indigenous Peoples’ struggle for climate justice

Posted by Martin Vainstein - 8th August 2016

Fracking, racism, powerful mining companies, colonialism, the oil industry – Indigenous People across the world are fighting so many things in the struggle for climate justice. From Canada to Honduras to Brazil to Finland, Indigenous Peoples face systematic oppression, government ambivalence and corporate greed – and with a… Read More

In Pictures: Buzzing bees, it’s the tiny workers’ special day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 5th August 2016
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An eco-farm in a small village in the municipality in Šala District, in the Nitra Region of southwestern Slovakia.
All rights reserved. Credit: Tomas Halasz / Greenpeace 2015

Whether you celebrate World Honey Bee Day by rustling up your favourite honey-orange quinoa or watching Hitchcock’s ‘The Bees’, spare a thought for these tiny workers today. The awareness day was initially organised by beekeepers in the USA to highlight bees’ involvement in sustainable farming and food production. Many crops… Read More