Protect forests
The Earth's ancient forests form some of the most diverse ecosystems known to science and are vital in regulating the world's climate. But eighty per cent of them have already been destroyed or degraded, and the remaining forests are under threat. Greenpeace is working to end illegal and destructive logging of the world's ancient forests, and to protect the rights of the indigenous peoples and species that depend on them.
Campaign updates
APP pulps trees from its own tiger sanctuary. How dumb is that?
Asia Pulp and Paper – the company doing so much to
jeopardise the future of Indonesia's
rainforests – has done some pretty stupid things in the past. But...
Amazon devastation delayed as vote on Brazil's new forest law postponed
The next stage of voting on Brazil’s new
Forest Code – which could have devastating impacts on the Amazon - has been
once again postponed before going to...
Adios, McKinsey: Papua New Guinea gives consultants the heave-ho
It
seems the bad influence of McKinsey has diminished somewhat recently. The
consultancy firm has been kicked out of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it had
been...
Save the Amazon, veto the new Forest Code
We are edging closer to an "ecological calamity"
in the Amazon rainforest and a vote in the Brazilian senate has pushed
us closer to the brink. Yesterday,...
Bad advice at climate talks could increase deforestation and emissions
The big question
that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will
agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015...
