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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Campaign updates
Amazon soya campaign wins BBC food gong
I mentioned a few weeks ago that we had been nominated by the good listeners of BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme as part of their annual Food and Farming...
Greenpeace nominated for BBC food award
The global campaign to highlight how food companies were complicit in destroying the Amazon rainforest through their use of Amazon-grown soya made headlines...
How the Amazon soya moratorium is the first step in saving the rainforest
It's been a hectic year in the Amazon. Following three years of research into the activities of the soya industry, in April 2006 we launched a very public...
Going up in smoke
In tropical latitudes, months pass without any rain and in the dry season forests become susceptible to fire. These can occur naturally and would normally...
The odd couple: how Greenpeace and McDonald's are working together
John Sauven, campaign special projects director for Greenpeace UK, explains how Greenpeace worked with McDonald's to change the food industry's...
