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Climate change

Amazon fires: why is the Amazon burning and what’s the UK got to do with it?

The Amazon fires are no accident – the rainforest is being deliberately burned for profit. Here’s how UK and European food supply chains worsen the devastation, and what must change.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson September 2, 2019

A girl sits in her bedroom with a young orangutan, in this screenshot from the animated short film Rang-tan

Forests

Rang-tan: watch the film

In this hit Greenpeace film, a young orangutan's forest home is being destroyed to clear the way for palm oil, an ingredient used in all kinds of everyday products. Watch…

by Greenpeace UK May 11, 2019

Forests

Breakthrough moment to end deforestation for palm oil

Thanks to people-powered campaigning, the world's largest palm oil trader has a new action plan to map and monitor its suppliers. If they follow through, it's a big milestone towards…

by Nicholas Monro December 17, 2018