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Three people of colour lean over a phone screen on a wintery light industrial estate. One points at something off camera.

Meat and dairy

Manchester-based artist collaborates with young activists to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system

A group of young people from Greater Manchester have been inspired to think more about activism and to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system through taking part in a…

by Alison Kirkman December 13, 2023

Giant Virtual Pig SOW is seen on the new app at Tesco, Hackney

Climate change

Giant pig appears on top of Barclays HQ and Tesco to expose links to industrial meat

A giant, virtual, female pig has appeared on top of Barclays’ Canary Wharf HQ, two Tesco stores in London and Liverpool, DEFRA and other locations [1] in a…

by Alison Kirkman November 27, 2023

Birds fly above crisp blue water with clumps of yellow grasses on a bright day.

Climate change

Why wetlands are vital for biodiversity and climate change

These biological super systems store up to 50 times more carbon than rainforests and are home to all sorts of life. See stunning images and learn why wetlands are important…

by Angela Glienicke February 23, 2023

Traffic spreading bright yellow paint from the Arc de Triomphe onto surrounding roads, creating the shape of a sun when seen from above.

Activism

On action design and aesthetics of protest

Artist Harun Morrison interviews Greenpeace's Hannah Davey about art and activism.

by Harun Morrison, Hannah Davey January 11, 2023

Climate change

Open call for artists and activists to create work to disrupt the UK’s industrial food system

Open call launches with three £10,000 grants in first-of-its-kind initiative for Greenpeace UK Recognising that there are inequities built into the industrial food system, the project will prioritise the…

by Alison Kirkman November 28, 2022

Forests

Bad Taste: full information for applicants

Applications are now closed. See the projects on the showcase page. See the open call. Email badtaste@greenpeace.org with any queries. What is Bad Taste? Bad…

by Greenpeace UK November 25, 2022

Blazing hot fire and smoke scars and engulfs a wooded area.

Climate change

Deforestation in the Amazon worse than ever for September ahead of Brazilian elections

An area almost twice the size of New York City was deforested in September alone - more than any other September on record

by Alison Kirkman October 7, 2022

Sewage flows into a river from two concrete pipes

Meat and dairy

How sewage got into UK rivers and seas, and how to fix it

Step onto a British beach and you might notice a warning sign saying there's sewage in the water. After years of deregulation and budget cuts for environmental agencies, our waters…

by Florence Stuart-Leach September 29, 2022

Climate change

Amazon fires in September’s first week surpass those registered for whole month last year

São Paulo, 7 September 2022 – 16,698 fire hotspots were registered in the Amazon just in the first week of September, according to the Brazilian Space Agency (INPE),…

by Alison Kirkman September 7, 2022

Aerial view shows a dense forest in the upper half of the image, which gives way to bare, scorched earth in the lower half. Deforestation causes climate change

Forests

Amazon deforestation hits all-time record

Area five times the size of New York City cleared in the first half of 2022

by Alison Kirkman July 8, 2022