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European Commission admits illegal timber scandal

Feature story | December 1, 2006 at 0:00

It's official. The European Union Commission has admitted that we were right about illegal timber in the commission's own headquarters.

Australian Minister backs Greenpeace on forests

Feature story | November 23, 2004 at 0:00

Good news for the forests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and communities around the world suffering at the hands of illegal logging: the Australian Federal Minister for Forestry and Conservation, Senator Ian Macdonald, has agreed that it...

The Forest House

Feature story | August 18, 2004 at 0:00

Are you sleeping on illegal Okoumé trees from the Congo? Is your kitchen table made from wood which has started social conflict in a distant African country? Are you literally flushing an ancient forest down the toilet? Check out our interactive...

X Games go green

Feature story | August 11, 2004 at 0:00

The X Games are the punk rock of sports, and if you can land a Twirly-bird varial to a tweaked out kickflip Indy, then you might get to play with the big boys. This year the X Games are green as well as extreme. In addition to the use of Forest...

Ancient Forests Can't Be Copied

Press release | December 3, 2003 at 0:00

A new Greenpeace campaign aimed at a number of photocopy papers that are currently available in Europe is launched today in Finland. Certain copy paper manufacturers are using paper that is being derived from ancient forests in northern Finland.

Greenpeace uncovers contentious timber in French Port

Press release | May 15, 2003 at 0:00

Greenpeace activists today, uncovered approximately 8000 cubic metres of contentious timber from Liberia, Cameroon and the Congo currently stored in Sète, France. Activists onboard the Rainbow Warrior entered Sète Harbour this morning and climbed...

UK Publisher MQP goes Ancient Forest friendly

Feature story | November 4, 2004 at 0:00

Cue applause for UK publisher MQ Publications (MQP). They decided to phase out paper produced from the world's last remaining ancient forests from its books, and their latest title is 'The Armchair Environmentalist' which has been printed, of...

Argentinean ancient forests trashed for GE Soya Plantations

Press release | August 29, 2005 at 0:00

Greenpeace today stopped two bulldozers from clearing the forest to expand the GE Soya frontier further into what is left of the Great American Chaco Forest. Four activists on motorbikes have blocked these machines, and another four on two...

50 Greenpeace activists expose use of wood from illegal-timber traders at EU building...

Press release | May 11, 2004 at 0:00

Greenpeace International today declared the Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) and Berlaymont buildings in Brussels as "Forest Crime Scenes" after undercover investigations showed that wood used in their renovation originates from companies...

Harry Potter saves ancient forests?

Feature story | February 24, 2005 at 0:00

Latest Update - UK Harry Potter publisher takes first step towards greener paper!

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