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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KFC = Klearing Forest for Chickens

As we revealed in early April, McDonald's have been implicated in the clearance of the Amazon rainforest to grow soya for animal feed and, thanks to the...
Posted by admin - 17 May, 2006 - 08:00

The trouble with beans

On Saturday we finally made it into Santarém port, having persuaded the authorities that they had no legal grounds on which they could...
Posted by belinda - 17 May, 2006 - 08:00

Flying down to Santarém

I'm still expecting to wake up from this dream. A week ago I was standing in the rain and the cold at a bus stop in Hackney. Today, I'm looking over...
Posted by belinda - 16 May, 2006 - 08:00

In the Name of Progress: how soya is destroying the Amazon rainforest

Soya farming is chewing up the Amazon rainforest at unprecedented rates as huge areas are cleared to make way for massive monoculture plantations. In the Name...
Posted by admin - 2 May, 2006 - 08:00

We're trashin' it

How McDonald's is eating up the Amazon Summary This crime file follows the chain of rainforest destruction from the heart of the Amazon, where huge areas...
Posted by admin - 5 April, 2006 - 08:00

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