Protect the Amazon rainforest

As the largest remaining rainforest on Earth, the Amazon rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world; almost half of all known species live in the Amazon. Sadly, it's also experiencing one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet. While our Amazon campaign has had some remarkable successes over the past few years, there is still much more to do to protect the Amazon.

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The Amazon is dying

John's piece appeared today on the Guardian's comment is free website. Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, writing in the Guardian in March,...
Posted by John - 8 June, 2009 - 16:13

Inspiring action, a few phone calls and emails at a time

Whenever anyone asks me what it's like to work at Greenpeace the word that always springs to mind is privileged. Not only do I feel privileged to do a job...
Posted by sarah - 7 May, 2009 - 16:05

Beyond the 'boys in the boats'

Cathy is our director of supporter development - making sure we have money and taking good care of our supporters - and is next up in the blog relay, a...
Posted by tracy - 5 May, 2009 - 15:05 -

Amazon traders promise to boycott soya from "cheating farmers"

Huge areas in the Amazon rainforest are illegally logged to clear land for soya plantations © Greenpeace/Beltra Some good news just in from Brazil,...
Posted by jossc - 17 April, 2009 - 11:48

Is the Amazon rainforest doomed? Not if we can help it

There are some alarming stories in the press today about how much of the Amazon rainforest will be lost due to climate change. According to a new report from...
Posted by jamie - 12 March, 2009 - 15:53 -

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