Forests

‘You wouldn’t risk this place for all the oil in the world’ – Introducing the Amazon Reef

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 23rd January 2017
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Big news: scientists have confirmed the discovery of an incredible coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river!   But we can’t celebrate just yet: oil companies are closing in with a reckless plan to drill for oil nearby. Once they get government approval, these companies could start drilling… Read More

Revealed: HSBC linked to forest destruction

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 16th January 2017

This is a guest blog from Annisa Rahmawati, Senior Forest Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Today we’ve let the cat out of the bag that HSBC – the biggest bank in the UK – is funding destructive palm oil companies. Now customers across the globe are… Read More

Three small letters destroying the rainforest

Posted by India Thorogood - 23rd September 2016
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Decades of forest destruction by palm oil and paper companies laid the foundations for 2015’s Indonesian forest fires. The Indonesian government responded with a firm commitment to crack down on rogue companies. Hundreds of thousands of us pushed brands like Colgate to toughen up their ‘no deforestation’ policies. But while… Read More

In pictures: Love the Amazon on Amazon Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 2nd September 2016
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Close up of a green parrot in the branches of a tree.
All rights reserved. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe / Greenpeace 2016

5th September is the day the largest rainforest in the world is celebrated in Brazil. It’s Amazon Day! With an estimated 16,000 tree species the Amazon is often referred to as the lungs of the planet. It is also home to over 20 million people, including thousands of Indigenous Peoples,… Read More

In pictures: In the palm of our hands, orangutans on their special International Orangutan Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 19th August 2016

Every year on the 19th August the orangutan gets its own special day. One of the renowned victims of the palm oil industry the orangutans are threatened with extinction due to the destruction of the tropical rainforest. The population of the Sumatran orangutan in the wild is thought to have fallen… Read More

Siemens, Greenpeace and the Munduruku: a response to Juergen Maier

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 17th August 2016

Last week, representatives from the Munduruku Indigenous People visited Siemens’ UK headquarters with a group of Greenpeace activists as part of our Save the Heart of the Amazon campaign. Although he wasn’t able to meet with the Munduruku that day, Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier has published… Read More