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.

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...
Posted by jamie - 30 November, 2006 - 18:39

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...
Posted by jamie - 7 November, 2006 - 19:11

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...
Posted by admin - 26 September, 2006 - 08:00

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...
Posted by admin - 4 September, 2006 - 08:00

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...
Posted by admin - 2 August, 2006 - 08:00 -

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