Also by Sarah Shoraka

It’s not often you can say that you made history

Posted by Sarah Shoraka - 25 July 2012 at 12:48pm - Comments

This week, people like you and me, all around the world, stood up to #tellshell – no. We don’t have as much money as Shell but we do have courage and creativity on our side and with a million people already signed up to our scroll to protect the Arctic we also have people power.

Tesco cuts contracts with JBS over deforestation

Posted by Sarah Shoraka - 8 June 2012 at 3:34pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Funari/Lineair/Greenpeace

Two days after we caught Tesco stocking beef products linked to trashed Amazon rainforest in Brazil, the company has been in touch today to tell me that they have decided to cease all contracts with JBS Brazil. They have put together a public statement making their position clear.

Dark days in Brazil: campaigners assassinated and forest laws threatened

Posted by Sarah Shoraka - 25 May 2011 at 5:20pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace/Daniel Beltrá
The unique biodiversity of the Amazon is threatened by changes to Brazil's forest laws

Yesterday, Brazilian politicians took a decisive step towards opening the door to massive deforestation in the Amazon. They voted in favour of radical changes to the Brazilian forest code, the primary legal instrument for protecting the Amazon. And elsewhere, two forest campaigners were assassinated by gunmen.

Amazon turning point? Brazil fights Forest Code changes

Posted by Sarah Shoraka - 24 May 2011 at 11:37am - Comments
Burning Amazon rainforest: deforestation caused by fires so that forest can be c
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / Rodrigo Baléia
Rainforests in Brazil are being destroyed due to potential changes in protection laws

Less than a year ago the Brazilian government announced the lowest rate of Amazon deforestation on record. But this week, the news isn’t as hopeful: deforestation has actually increased by over 570%.

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