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Recent developments

Greenpeace activists block cranes at the port of one of the largest pulp and paper mills in the world to stop pulp exports. The APP plant is fed by wood from one of the world's largest peatland forests, which stores up to 2 gigatonnes of carbon. Enlarge Image

Update on Indonesia: Greenpeace Canada forest campaigner detained after helping to shut down climate destroyer

Greenpeace Canada forest campaigner Stephanie Goodwin has been detained in Indonesia following an action yesterday by international Greenpeace volunteers to shut down Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), a major logging operation in the heart of Indonesia's rainforests.

Stephanie Goodwin, senior forest campaigner for Greenpeace Canada in Vancouver Enlarge Image

Detained Forest Campaigner Stephanie Goodwin answers questions about her work in Indonesia

Detained Forest Campaigner Stephanie Goodwin answers questions about her work in Indonesia

Greenpeace activists block cranes at the port of one of the largest pulp and paper mills in the world to stop pulp exports. The APP plant is fed by wood from one of the world's largest peatland forests, which stores up to 2 gigatonnes of carbon. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace Canada forest campaigner helps shut down Indonesian climate destroyer

A Greenpeace Canada campaigner joined other international Greenpeace volunteers today to shut down another major logging operation in the heart of Indonesia's rainforests, this one owned by Sinar Mas operated Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).

Greenpeace alters Total billboards in Edmonton to be more honest Enlarge Image

Greenpeace alters Total billboards in Edmonton to be more honest

While Greenpeace activists took direct action yesterday at a French energy giant Total S.A. refinery in France to expose the climate crime of the tar sands, Greenpeace activists from Canada were busy altering two Total billboards in Edmonton to make them more accurately reflect the destruction that Total will inflict on Alberta’s environment.

Bitumen and Biocarbon Enlarge Image

Significant failure in reporting tar sands greenhouse gas emissions

The extent of greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands operations is much worse than reported due to the failure of oil companies and governments to account for emissions from forest destruction, according to new research by Global Forest Watch Canada.

Tar Sands Climate Crime Enlarge Image

Activists block tar sands mining operation to send message to Obama and Harper: Climate leaders don’t buy tar sands

On the eve of the Harper-Obama meeting in Washington D.C., Greenpeace activists are locking down and blockading a giant dump truck and shovel at Shell’s massive Albian Sands open-pit mine in northern Alberta to send the message that the tar sands are a global climate crime that must be stopped.

A view of an intact part of the boreal forest Enlarge Image

Kimberly-Clark and Greenpeace agree to historic measures to protect Canada's Boreal forest

5 August 2009

Canada's precious Boreal Forest is better conserved today. So are ancient forests around the world.

At a joint news conference in Washington DC, Greenpeace and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the world’s largest tissue-product manufacturer, announced an historic agreement that will ensure greater protection and sustainable management of Canada's Boreal Forest. The agreement also will stand out as a model for forest-products companies worldwide.

Greenpeace’s volunteers are protesting the fact that XEROX buys and sells paper made from the destruction of intact areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest. Enlarge Image

XEROX: STOP DESTROYING INTACT BOREAL FOREST

Right now, the XEROX building downtown Montreal has been declared a forest crime scene by a team of Greenpeace’s volunteers. They are holding banners saying XEROX: DON’T BUY BOREAL FOREST DESTRUCTION at the entrance doors and handing flyers. In short, they are protesting the fact that XEROX buys and sells paper made from the destruction of intact areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest.

Greenpeace activists block the front doors of the Ministry of Natural Resources which oversees destructive logging in the province. Enlarge Image

16 Greenpeace activists arrested during blockade of Quebec forest ministry

Two teams of Greenpeace activists have been arrested for blockading the offices of the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources today to protest against the ministry’s approval of the destruction of the last remaining intact forest areas in the province.

Boreal Forest, block the entrance of Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources which oversees forestry. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace blocks office of Quebec’s forest ministry

Greenpeace activists are blocking access to the Ministry of Natural Resources to disrupt its regular business activities in protest against the destruction of Quebec’s last intact forests.

More recent developments

Recent developments in the Boreal campaign

Greenpeace’s new vision for Canada’s Boreal Forest
Stop AbitibiBowater from Destroying Ancient Forests
Cut and Run

Boreal press releases

Greenpeace Canada campaigner fights rainforest destruction in Indonesia

25 November 2009

Greenpeace alters Total billboards in Edmonton to be more honest

09 October 2009

Significant failure in reporting tar sands greenhouse gas emissions

02 October 2009