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Forests

Five questions for Tesco about its role in forest destruction

Vital forests are being destroyed for the meat and dairy in Tesco’s supply chain. Here are five ways you can challenge Tesco to tell the truth about deforestation.

by Alison Kirkman, Paul Morozzo June 18, 2021

Environmental justice

Brazil’s government is failing Indigenous Peoples. Here’s how Greenpeace is helping

Greenpeace is helping to deliver equipment and medical supplies – including oxygen to Indigenous communities – in an effort to save lives.

by Priya Surendra March 24, 2021

Aerial view of a lush forest on fire, with clouds of smoke rising from the canopy.

Environmental justice

Stolen Amazon land is now for sale on Facebook

Brazil’s government has been making it easier for land grabbers to steal and burn protected Amazon land reserved for Indigenous People. Now, it’s for sale on Facebook Marketplace – and…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Aakash Naik March 12, 2021

Two horses walk through a smoke-hazed landscape

Environmental justice

Revealed: how Tesco fuelled record breaking fires in Brazil’s wetlands

The world’s largest wetland, the Brazilian Pantanal, was ravaged by fires in 2020. A Greenpeace report reveals that UK supermarkets, including Tesco, and fast food companies are funding the destruction.

by Alison Kirkman March 4, 2021

Climate change

2021: Now is the time to tackle the climate, nature and health emergencies

Despite the turbulence of the last year, 2020 has shown the power of humanity to come together when faced with a crisis. It’s precisely that spirit we urgently need to…

by Shelley Harlock January 1, 2021

Photo montage shows people holding up their vegan dishes and smiling at the camera, with closeups of other vegan dishes above and below

Forests

Veganuary: 10 plant-based meal ideas from Greenpeace staff

We love food, and we love our planet – we shouldn’t have to choose one or the other! Try out some tasty plant-based dishes for Veganuary that are healthier for…

by Tom Micklewright December 27, 2020

Air pollution

2020: the year in pictures

12 iconic photos from a year of disruptions - and the struggle to protect our future

by Angela Glienicke December 18, 2020

A group of around 20 adults and children stand by a river in a group, all looking into the camera. Some of the children are wet from swimming in the river.

Environmental justice

Meet the Indigenous community that’s fighting deforestation – and winning

Through high-tech forest monitoring and persistent legal action against invasions, the Karipuna Indigenous People are beginning to win the fight against deforestation in their Amazon lands. Here’s their remarkable story.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 30, 2020

Workers in overalls cut up pieces of meat on a stainless steel production line

Environmental justice

The shocking violence and suffering behind the global meat industry

The global meat industry is not only disastrous for the planet’s climate, it’s a human rights calamity. It doesn’t have to be like this.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson November 12, 2020

Aerial view of a vast wetland. It's dark pools and lush greenery as far as the eye can see.

Climate change

The Pantanal wetlands: the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of – and why it needs protecting

Bustling wildlife, ferocious fires, and 'flying rivers' - what South America's giant wetland can teach us about the future of the planet.

by Jack Bullett, Angela Glienicke November 12, 2020