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Deforestation

Background | March 13, 2006 at 9:45

Deforestation is a major cause of climate change because it releases huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere contributing to the greenhouse effect.

Indonesian rainforest burns while government silent in climate talks

Press release | June 15, 2009 at 11:41

Greenpeace today slammed Indonesia's President Yudhoyono for his failure to stop deforestation and deliberately lit forest fires that are releasing millions of tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere and destroying critical habitats of endangered...

Welcome to a warmer world

Feature story | August 6, 2003 at 0:00

Last year parts of Europe were experiencing the worst flooding for hundreds of years. Now Europe is sweltering in a continent-wide heat wave and fatal forest fires. This extreme weather is set to become more common as climate change gathers pace.

Greenpeace welcomes Swedish oil giant's decision not to use palm oil

Press release | November 1, 2007 at 10:44

Greenpeace welcomes the decision by Swedish petrol giant OKQ8 to abandon plans to use palm oil in their new biodiesel Eco20. The announcement comes after prolonged campaigning by Greenpeace and other environmental groups against palm oil...

Daily news: Get up Stand up for Greenpeace, 50% of Fukushima fish contaminated

Blog entry by Gianluca R | August 10, 2011

© Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace Top news: Peter Tosh’s reggae celebrates Greenpeace’s 40th anniversary; bubble-wrap in the Baltic to protect whales and porpoises from noise pollution; unstoppable fire destroys Russian forests;...

Firefighting in action

Blog entry by Jess | August 27, 2009 4 comments

© Greenpeace/FB Anggoro An update from Richi about fighting the forest fires that raged through Indonesia recently My name is Richi, and I work for Greenpeace in Indonesia doing action logistics and volunteer coordination.

Daily news: record radiation measured at Fukushima; Russian forest fire information...

Blog entry by Emma M | August 2, 2011

© Christian Åslund / Greenpeace Top news: Worker safety at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at high risk four months after the meltdown; satellites show different figures of forest fire devastation; corporate-sponsored children’s...

Daily news: US activist jailed for standing up to big oil; Russia plays with...

Blog entry by JPateraki | July 27, 2011

© Greenpeace Top news: Activist jailed for disrupting US oil and gas auction; Russian nuclear plant tempts fate; Sydney’s greenest building development under scrutiny; Forest fires rage in Russia; Bigger eyes for cloudy days. ...

Daily news: Port expansion plans in Spain threats coastal environment; Russian forest...

Blog entry by Emma M | July 21, 2011

© Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre Top news: Spain’s east coast suffers from expanding infrastructure; forest fires in Russia are leaving a trail of destruction; Australian dog takes on sharks. #Oceans: Barcelona announced an ...

Daily news: Jedis turn Volkswagen away from the darkside! Fukushima nuclear company...

Blog entry by Gianluca R | June 28, 2011

Top news: Stormtroopers and Jedis clash over Volkswagen’s climate stance; TEPCO shareholders protest against the company’s nuclear business; Los Alamos nuclear laboratories threatened by fires.    © Dieter Telemans /...

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