Laporan

How Unilever Palm Oil Suppliers are burning up Borneo

April 21, 2008

Latest Findings on Duta Palma’s operations in Riau Province

April 07, 2008

Greenpeace has just concluded two investigative visits to the planned palm oil concessions of two of Duta Palma subsidiary companies (PT. Bertuah Aneka Yasa and PT. Palma Satu) in Indragiri Hulu regency, Riau.

Agrochemical use in the Philippines and its consequences to the environment

January 31, 2008

Agriculture has been the traditional backbone of the Philippines’ economy and farming is still by far the most common form of employment in the country. The current industrial agriculture system promotes the reliance on agrochemicals, both synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, while neglecting to consider their negative effects on the economy of local communities, human health and the environment.

Cool farming: Climate impacts of agriculture and mitigation potential

January 22, 2008

Agriculture is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Greenpeace’s new report Cool Farming details the destructive practices resulting from industrial agriculture and presents workable solutions to help reduce its contribution to climate change. These practical changes will benefit the environment as well as farmers and consumers throughout the world. This report details for the first time all direct and indirect contribution agriculture has on climate change. It was written by Professor Pete Smith, a lead author on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change, and his research team at the University of Aberdeen.

Cool farming (Summary Version): Climate impacts of agriculture and mitigation potential

January 22, 2008

Agriculture is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Greenpeace’s new report Cool Farming details the destructive practices resulting from industrial agriculture and presents workable solutions to help reduce its contribution to climate change. These practical changes will benefit the environment as well as farmers and consumers throughout the world. This summary of a longer report details for the first time all direct and indirect contribution agriculture has on climate change. It was written by Professor Pete Smith, a lead author on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change, and his research team at the University of Aberdeen.

Guide to Greener Electronics - 6th Edition

November 27, 2007

This Guide ranks leading mobile phone, game console, TV and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practice on eliminating harmful chemicals and on taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers. Companies are ranked on information that is publicly available and clarifications and communications with the companies.

Nitrates in drinking water in the Philippines and Thailand

November 22, 2007

Filipinos in key agricultural areas in the country are already drinking water contaminated with nitrate pollution, Greenpeace warned today at the launch of a new report, 'Nitrates in drinking water in the Philippines and Thailand.' The report, launched simultaneously in both countries, is the result of a Greenpeace Water Patrol investigation which studied nitrate levels in drinking water sources and their relation to nitrogen fertilizer use in farming areas. The study shows that nitrate pollution in important farming areas are alarmingly well above World Health Organization (WHO) safety limits.

Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific

November 19, 2007

The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. The latest global scientific consensus from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that all of Asia is very likely to warm during this century. Warming will be accompanied by less predictable and more extreme patterns of rainfall. Tropical cyclones are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency, while monsoons, around which farming systems are designed, are expected to become more temperamental in their strength and time of onset. This report asks, will global warming send Asia and the Pacific ‘up in smoke’?