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Nestlé: slay the plastic monster you created

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 28th March 2019
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A discarded pack of Nescafe from Nestle is seen on a pile of trash at a dumpsite in Dumaguete City, Philippines.

When the Rainbow Warrior recently explored the waters around the Verde Island in the Philippines, one of the world’s most pristine marine environments, we found even its smallest inhabitants impacted by plastic. For anyone who is familiar with Southeast Asia, plastic pollution seems to be everywhere,… Read More

Is Volkswagen’s plan to drop diesel and petrol cars a good one?

Posted by Philip Evans - 6th December 2018
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The announcement Earlier this week, Volkswagen announced a plan to get out of the business of fossil fuel cars and to go 100% electric. They’ll launch their final generation of fossil fuel cars in 2026 and plan to stop selling them all together by 2040. VW is the first… Read More

Why I’ve dedicated my life to protecting the rainforests

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 26th November 2018
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“Suddenly you are surrounded by calmness and fresh air. You are alone. You can listen to the sounds of the forest, the sounds of the birds. Whenever I go inside the forests, I feel always blessed and grateful.”

“I feel like a new person, reborn, when I am in the forest,” Annisa Rahmawati smiles. While Annisa finds peace and a sense of purpose among the trees, she also works every day to protect huge swathes of forest in her homeland, where the sound of bulldozers is threatening to drown out the sound of… Read More

Palm oil: what you need to know

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 22nd September 2018
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In the last few months we’ve stepped up our campaign to make brands come clean about palm oil. Here’s everything you need to know.   What is palm oil? It’s made from the fruits of African oil palm trees, which are mainly grown… Read More

Time is running out Carex – come clean about palm oil

Posted by Nick Monro aka Dikson - 19th March 2018
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A solitary rainforest tree remains standing in a recently planted palm oil plantation on former orangutan habitat inside the PT Karya Makmur Abadi Estate II palm oil concession. PT KMA II is a subsidiary of the Malaysian Kuala Lumpar Kepong Berhad (KLK) group.

Indonesia has more threatened and endangered species than any other country on Earth – largely due to the destruction of their habitats. The Bornean orangutan population has decreased by half since 1999 with over 100,000 lost in the last 16 years. In 2017, a… Read More

Food for thought: Less meat and more veggies

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 5th March 2018
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Children eat ecological food at school Escola de Educação Infantil São Pedro, Brazil.

We all want to live in a world with clean water, lush forests, and abundant and nutritious food. For our friends and families to be able to thrive on a healthy planet. But our future and our children’s future is threatened by industrial meat and dairy. Read More