Successes

Major palm oil company promises to protect forests

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 28th April 2017
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Last year, activists blocked palm oil trader IOI's refinery in Rotterdam. Now the company has made new commitments to protect forests

There’s been a major development in our campaign to protect Indonesia’s forests. IOI, one of the largest palm oil traders in the world, has just made a significant commitment to protect rainforests. If put into practice, this would address the problems on the company’s own plantations and set new standards… Read More

HSBC promises to cut ties with forest-trashing palm oil companies

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 21st February 2017
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There’s been a major breakthrough in protecting Indonesia’s forests: HSBC has committed to breaking its links to palm oil companies destroying forests and peatlands. This is a fantastic result for everyone who has been campaigning over the last few weeks, although the hard work doesn’t stop there. The real… Read More

VICTORY! Massive new Ocean Sanctuary established off Antarctica!

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 27th October 2016
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Today, the largest marine protected area in the world was created in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica. This is a HUGE victory for the whales, penguins, and toothfish that live there and for the millions of people standing up to protect our… Read More

6 amazing plastic bans from around the world

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 29th July 2016
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Good news! Plastics bans across the world have been hitting the headlines lately. From the US to India and Morocco, governing bodies are taking control of the plastic pollution problem, bringing in either complete bans on plastic, or bans on specific forms like polystyrene.  1.Karnataka, India In March… Read More

10 years ago, the Amazon was being bulldozed for soy. Then everything changed.

Posted by Paulo Adario - 16th May 2016
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Soya plantation in the Amazon rainforest. The expansion of the soya industry is one of the main causes of deforestation in the region as huge areas are cleared to meet agricultural demand. Trees stand on the edge of a man made field which has been cut through the natural forest.
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This week – after months of negotiation and uncertainty – the Brazilian government, the soy industry and civil society organizations, including Greenpeace, indefinitely renewed an agreement keeping huge swathes of Amazon rainforest from being destroyed for soybean farming. This is big news for the Amazon, for Indigenous Peoples, for farmers,… Read More

Brazilian supermarket giant Pão de Açúcar stops buying deforestation beef

Posted by Richard George - 1st April 2016
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Great news: Pão de Açúcar – one of Brazil’s major supermarket chains – has finally agreed to stop stocking beef linked to forest destruction. It’s a huge victory for Brazilian consumers, who joined Greenpeace’s campaign in their thousands – but it’s also big deal for the planet. Here’s why. Greenpeace… Read More