Earlier today we released a report exposing KFC for driving rainforest destruction and pushing tigers toward extinction.

Sadly, KFC executives have responded by putting a big bucket of denial on their heads.
The company first said that 60% of their packaging in the US comes from “sustainable” sources.  Then, they said it was 80%.  Hmmm.  Then, they started to claim that they don’t buy from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) in the UK or US.

There are so many things wrong with this statements, we’re going to have to take them one by one.

First, KFC is clearly buying paper products that originate from APP.  There is plenty of evidence in our report.  I hope KFC executives take the time to read it.  But, another way to prove this is with pretty pictures.  Above is a photo of a box containing ... Read more >

No matter what you think about fast food, you’ll no doubt agree that rainforests shouldn’t be trashed to make packaging destined for the trash. But  that’s exactly what’s happening. Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is supplying KFC with packaging products that are made from Indonesia’s rainforests.

The original Colonel Sanders couldn’t have imagined the company he founded in 1930 would be driving rainforest destruction half a world away from where he started it in Kentucky, USA.

But a new Greenpeace International report, ‘How KFC is Junking the Jungle’ shows just that. Thorough supply chain research and forensic testing has revealed how KFC is buying paper products made from rainforest fibre, supplied by APP - the parent company of NZ Cottonsoft toilet paper brand.  APP sources rainfor... Read more >

Over the past few years we’ve seen increased consumer demand for sustainable tuna products. At the moment, the best option on the shelves is pole and line caught skipjack tuna, the population of which is still relatively plentiful. Pole and line is a simple technique that catches tuna one by one.  If we want ample tuna supplies tomorrow, we need global investment and support for sustainable fishing methods such as pole and line today.

There is now a new ally in reforming tuna fisheries for the benefit of the oceans and the millions of people dependent on them for food and jobs. The International Pole and Line Foundation recently launched, advocating for the welfare of socially and economically disadvantaged fishing communities around the world. By bringing together coastal states... Read more >

For many people the Antarctic is little more than a far-away frozen region, literally at the edge of the world; with sterile glaciers, icebergs and colonies of not-so ‘Happy Feet’ penguins, buffeted for much of their lives in the extreme Antarctic wind. The ice-covered waters of Antarctica are actually bursting with life. Magnificent whales, orcas, seals, fish and soaring seabirds come here to forage on krill-rich waters. Below the icy ocean surface, the seafloor is covered with a carpet of creatures of different shapes, colours and sizes, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Every year scientists find yet more species. The Antarctic is the world’s last wild frontier. And it is one that we need to protect before it’s too late.

The Antarctic peninsula is one of the most... Read more >

This morning, staff at Greenpeace New Zealand received an important-looking letter from Shell - well, Shell’s Legal Services department. Over the last 24 hours or so, identical letters have arrived at other Greenpeace offices around the world, including Mexico, UK, France, Hungary, Greenpeace Nordic, Japan, Greenpeace Mediterranean, Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Belgium, Canada and even Greenpeace’s Science Unit. I think it’s fair to say Shell had something they wanted to say to us.

The oil giant’s message was: I know where you live and I’ve seen where you sleep. I swear to everything holy that your mothers will cry when they see what I’ve done to you.

I’m paraphrasing, obviously. But it is true to say that Shell clearly wants to make certain that every Greenpeace office in the world ... Read more >

What does the sport of outdoor curling (think bowls on ice) have in common with climate change?

The connection is subtly revealed in ‘Gone Curling’ which has just won the best New Zealand short film at the 2012 Documentary Edge Film Festival.

Film makers Rachael Patching and Roland Kahurangi have made a delightful study of the people and the traditions which keep outdoor curling a vital and colourful aspect of life in Central Otago. Naseby now has an indoor curling rink which means games can be played any day of the year although at least one of the stalwarts of the outdoor game scoffs at the very thought and says he’ll never put a foot inside.

This film helps explains why the outdoor game is held in such high regard. When the conditions are right the whole region stops work for the Ba... Read more >

That’s right the headline is correct. While sharks are at home in the water it seems at least one hates being caught in a downpour. It’s not that he doesn’t like getting wet it’s just that it makes it harder to fly. So, this week’s wintry blast and frequent showers have not been good for Bruce Fin, one of our two mascots for sustainable tuna, who has been out to get our Change your Tuna, Sealord campaign ‘off the ground’ again.

So it was with excitement he woke this morning to an almost clear sky over Auckland allowing him to take to the skies. While motorists inched along the motorway towards the city few would have been aware it was a shark at the controls of the small plane circling above. However, they are sure to have noticed the banner behind the aircraft which read:

“Nice Logo Se... Read more >