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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.

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Logging in Ituri Forest of the Congo, DRC

Deforestation and violence in the Congo

I’m writing from Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These days I am torn between outrage and bitterness when I hear about the...
Posted by rene.ngongo - 28 July, 2011 - 13:17 -

Endangered Sumatran tiger dies in trap on APP concession in Indonesia

Recently word came to our Greenpeace office in Indonesia that a Sumatran tiger was stuck in an animal trap on the border of an Asia Pulp and Paper (APP)...
Posted by Laura K - 25 July, 2011 - 10:42

APP spins yet more greenwash with latest advert

Oh, this is marvellous. A new commercial for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has surfaced which, like their previous efforts, is a lesson in how to make a bad...
Posted by jamie - 14 July, 2011 - 16:59 -

Amazon deforestation expands into previously intact areas

These aerial photos, taken on 29 and 30 June 2011, show new areas of deforestation in previously intact areas of the Amazon rainforest. The two insets are...
Posted by andrem - 14 July, 2011 - 12:15 -
Santa gives out children's letters complaining about Hasbro's use of toy packagi

Christmas comes early as Santa disrupts Hasbro's Xmas toy preview

It's July so the last thing any sane person will be thinking about is Christmas. Not so for those in the toy business because, with only 165 shopping days to...
Posted by jamie - 13 July, 2011 - 16:47 -

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