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Forests for Climate - brochure (2nd edition)

November 04, 2008

REDD From the Conservation Perspective

June 09, 2009

Greenpeace Summary of the ¨REDD from the Conservation Perspective¨ report

June 09, 2009

Slaughtering the Amazon

June 01, 2009

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Forests

What lies in the forest between the trees? See for yourself what dangers lie ahead and how we're working to save forests both near and far.

Home to around two-thirds of all plant and animal species found on land in addition to millions of people who depend on them for survival, our remaining ancient forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems known to science. They are also vitally important to the health of our planet, especially when it comes to regulating the climate.

But ancient forests around the world are under attack. We need your help to protect what forests remain.

Greenpeace tissue and toilet paper guide

Find out which brands are good and which are bad for the Earth and its forests.
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Cattle ranches are the leading cause of Amazon deforestation. Tropical forest destruction generates more greenhouse gas pollution than all the world's trains, planes, and cars put together. Get Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Timberland, Clarks, and Geox to refuse to buy leather that's killing our future. Take Action!

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How should we protect biodiversity and our climate?

While biological diversity (the diversity of plant and animal species and ecosystems) is the basis of human life on Earth, the importance of biodiversity in the fight against climate change often goes unrecognized.

Greenpeace image: Amazon Jaguar
Amazon Jaguar, SIGS zoo, Manaus, Amazon, Brazil © Greenpeace/Rodrigo Baleia

Top name brands implicated in Amazon destruction

The Greenpeace report “Slaughtering the Amazon” is the product of a three-year investigation into Brazil’s cattle industry, the country’s chief source of CO2 emissions and the largest single driver of deforestation anywhere in the world. Our investigation exposed the Brazilian government’s complicity in bankrolling deforestation in the Amazon, as well as several top name shoe brands – such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, and Timberland – whose demand for leather may be supporting cattle ranchers that are illegally slaughtering the Amazon.

Cattle graze as the Amazon burns to clear new land for grazing cattle
An aerial view of man-made forest fires intended to clear land for cattle, which can be seen grazing just a few feet from the fire line, or crops. ©Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace

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Cattle industry giant Marfrig takes lead in ending Amazon destruction

June 23, 2009

World Bank Withdraws Loan to Brazilian Cattle Giant

June 13, 2009

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