Forests

The heart of the Amazon: destroyed?

Posted by India Thorogood - 30th June 2016
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The Amazon: the threat of illegal logging, cattle ranching and soya farming are enough – but now a series of vast hydroelectric dams could flood an area around the Tapajos river, an area bigger than Greater London. The Amazon is one of our most beautiful and fragile eco-systems. Yet… Read More

Getting Tough On Palm Oil

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 27th June 2016

Indonesia’s forests and peatlands help regulate the global climate and contain a diversity of life. They are home to some magnificent species, including elephants, orangutans and tigers. Thankfully, pressure from all of us has secured commitments from some of the world’s biggest brands to do all they can to… Read More

Palm oil giant IOI has lost customers for destroying forests, but will it change?

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 9th June 2016
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IOI – one of the largest palm oil companies in the world – is having a difficult time right now. Not only has it recently lost its sustainability certification, but as a result its customers are leaving in droves. And with good reason: our new report… Read More

How well do you know the orangutan?

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 21st May 2016

I’m Richard, a forests campaigner here at Greenpeace. I joined the forests team back in 2013, and since then I’ve learnt so many interesting and surprising things about these amazing animals while trying to protect them. Here are my 10 favourite orangutan facts: 10. Orangutans are ticklish… Read More

Did you know this about tigers?

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 20th May 2016

I’m Richard and I’m a forests campaigner here at Greenpeace. I joined the forests campaign team back in 2013, and since then I’ve learnt so many interesting and surprising things about these amazing animals while trying to protect them. Here are my 11 favourite tiger facts: 10. Tigers… 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.
All rights reserved. Credit: Ricardo Beliel/Greenpeace

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