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
Clarks join Nike, Adidas, Timberland and major cattle companies to help prevent Amazon destruction
Last night another piece of the reaction to our Slaughtering the Amazon report fell into place, as British shoemaker Clarks agreed not to source leather...
Nike just did it. What are Timberland, Adidas, Reebok and Clarks waiting for?
Cattle ranches on cleared rainforest land. Demand for Brazilian leather is putting pressure on the Amazon, and Nike have today announced a policy that will...
More good news from the Amazon
In a significant move in the dynamic between beef production
in Brazil
and deforestation in the Amazon, this week Marfrig - one of the biggest
producers of...
Slaughtering the Amazon: World Bank withdraws loans from Amazon destroyers
Slaughtering the Amazon - Cattle ranching is the primary driver of forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon, with 79.5 percent of deforested land used...
A rapid response to our 'Slaughtering the Amazon' report
In the week since the launch of our ‘Slaughtering the
Amazon' report the response has been almost overwhelming. In fact, it's
difficult to write this, because...
