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Pigs crowded against the bars of their enclosure. They're lit by a camera flash, and the background is all dark.

Environmental justice

7 reasons why meat is bad for the environment

Get the facts on how the meat and dairy industry is damaging our world and heating the climate

by Natalie Brown August 3, 2020

Climate change

“Without Indigenous Peoples, there will be no solution to climate change”

Sônia Guajajara, executive coordinator of Brazil’s Indigenous movement APIB, issued a warning to world leaders at COP26: involve Indigenous Peoples and reject false solutions – or fail all humanity, and…

by Greenpeace UK November 11, 2021

Forests

Children demand grown-ups keep their promises this Christmas

New film sees Greenpeace and schoolchildren unite to help save Rang-tan

by Greenpeace UK Press Office December 21, 2018

Three children in traditional Indigenous feathered headdresses walk hand in hand through a burned forest landscape. The middle child looks back towards the camera with a serious expression

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples often have a close connection with their environment – and essential knowledge of how to prevent biodiversity loss and the worst effects of climate change. Despite this, Indigenous…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson October 30, 2020

Still from an animation showing a mother and child in a kitchen at night. The child is reach up towards a giant jaguar that's sitting on the floor looking vexed

Climate change

‘There’s a monster in my kitchen’ – the true story behind the film

A jaguar’s forest home is being burned to grow animal feed for the meat industry. If we don't act, more precious habitats will be destroyed, Indigenous people could lose their…

by Florence Stuart-Leach October 21, 2020

A jaguar lies on a sunlit branch, looking towards the camera

Forests

10 incredible jaguar facts you need to know

Jaguars are majestic animals that have captivated people for centuries. But these big cats are facing huge challenges in a changing world.

by Greenpeace UK March 14, 2025

Two people in red suits and helmets carry a long hose, with smoke and fire among the grasses and trees behind them

Forests

Big banks and investors are making a killing from destroying nature. Together we can stop them

Watch and share to expose Paste this link into group chats, social posts and anywhere else you like: Copy link The world’s rainforests, wetlands and savannahs are…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson September 5, 2024

Causes of climate change

Burning fossil fuels for energy, transport and industry releases greenhouse gases, which cause global warming. Things like farming, cutting down forests and overfishing are making it worse. There is no…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson February 21, 2022

A truck piled high with palm fruit drives on a dirt road through a plantation

Forests

5 problems with ‘sustainable’ palm oil

Palm oil is used in all sorts of everyday products from shampoo to chocolate, but it’s been disastrous for the world’s forests. Here are five not-so-fun facts about ‘certified sustainable’…

by Richard George November 1, 2019

A semi-submerged camera angle shows seaweed floating in the ocean with the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the background, bathed in golden light as the sun sets on the horizon.

Impact report 2024

Together we show up, we stand up, and we get things done. Here's how Greenpeace changed the world in 2024.

by Mal Chadwick April 30, 2025