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Major investigation spills the (soya)beans on deforestation in supermarket chicken

Dear Ken Murphy,  You may have read earlier this week the Independent’s investigation revealing that global meat companies are “routinely underreporting emissions, undermining climate science and casting doubt on plant-based alternatives”.  This comes just days after research published in…

Forests are being slashed and burned to make room for giant soya plantations. But where is all this soya going, and are vegetarian soya burgers really to blame for the destruction?

Greenpeace's recommendations provide a minimum standard for an election manifesto that properly responds to the climate and nature emergencies.

6,000 Indigenous leaders have gathered in the Brazilian capital of Brasília this week to fight for their lands and lives. Here’s what’s going on, and how you can help at home in the UK.

Humans have already driven many plants and animals extinct. Their story is as a stark warning of what species might still be lost. Let's meet 18 animals that went extinct in the last 100 years, and find out what drove them to extinction.

From sheep and chickens to bees and berries, these farmers are producing food and clean energy from the very same fields.

Greenpeace calls on supermarkets to set meat-reduction targets

Climate change is dramatically shaping our world today. But its consequences are not limited to humans alone. It also has far-reaching effects on the world’s biodiversity. Let's explore how climate change and biodiversity are interlinked – and how tackling one can help the other.

Chicken is the most popular meat in the UK. But the soya used as feed is responsible for deforestation in South America, accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss.

  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 Taste is a Greenpeace project funding creative ideas that confront the role of the UK’s industrial food system in the…

Responding to the Global Methane Pledge, Anna Jones, Greenpeace UK Head of Food and Forests said:  “A methane pledge that doesn’t include reducing emissions from industrial meat and dairy at source is not only a missed opportunity, but could even incentivise more forest, nature and health-wrecking factory farming for…

What we eat is a personal choice. But we’re never taught what these choices mean for the other things we care about, and the government refuses to help. Here’s what you need to know.

Soya in the meat and dairy supply chains of UK supermarkets could be contributing to illegal deforestation in the Amazon, an investigation by Unearthed, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Ecostorm has revealed.  The findings undermine claims by some global meatpackers,…

COP26 today saw a flurry of announcements on forests – among them a new agreement between governments, including Brazil, to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. But Greenpeace slammed the announcement as a green light for another decade of forest destruction. Responding from Glasgow to the announcement, Greenpeace Brazil executive…