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Wings of Paradise: drawing attention to rainforest destruction

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 17th September 2018

Image for Wings of Paradise: drawing attention to rainforest destruction — Artist Vogue poses in front of his mural, Wings of Paradise, on a building in Oakland, California.

For too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning rainforests, disappearing species and displaced communities. Greedy palm oil companies, that only seem to be driven by the bottom line whatever the cost to humanity or biodiversity, have played a major role… Read More

What will you be eating this World Meat Free Week?

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 9th June 2018

What’s for lunch this week? It’s World Meat Free Week and organisations from across the world will be celebrating plant based meals and how they can help us reduce climate change. Globally, livestock releases as much greenhouse gases as all cars, trucks, planes and ships put together. [1]… Read More

In Pictures: How an exotic tree species is threatening the Great Northern Forest and Indigenous People’s rights

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 22nd May 2018

Image for In Pictures: How an exotic tree species is threatening the Great Northern Forest and Indigenous People’s rights — Brown bear in Swedish forest.

On the International Day of Biodiversity a new report by the Swedish Sami Association reveals how the Swedish forest industry endangers the biodiversity of the Swedish Boreal Forest by logging and planting of an invasive tree species, the Lodgepole pine. The transformation of an intact biodiverse forest to plantations… Read More

In Pictures: A Moment of Truth on International Day of Forests

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 21st March 2018

Image for In Pictures: A Moment of Truth on International Day of Forests — One year-old male baby orangutan Jelapat plays on the tree at Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan.

Today is International Day of Forests, which raises awareness about the importance of all sorts of trees and woodlands. Our new report “Moment of Truth” shines a light on companies’ readiness to come clean about where their palm oil comes from and finds that brands are not on track to… Read More

Forests, palm oil and the people: Silas’ story

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 13th March 2018

Image for Forests, palm oil and the people: Silas’ story — Silas, a determined Liberian activist fighting the Liberian government's illegal sale of forest land is the subject of a new documentary to be screened at London's Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

“It was about time ordinary Liberians took a stand on what was happening,” says Silas Siakor, a Liberian activist. But Silas himself is anything but ordinary. Silas the film follows him and the NGO he founded, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), as they expose the government’s lucrative, illegal deals with palm oil… Read More

Food for thought: Less meat and more veggies

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 5th March 2018

Image for Food for thought: Less meat and more veggies — 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