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Forest destruction, climate change and palm oil expansion in Indonesia

Publication | October 28, 2007 at 19:00

Forests are vital to life on earth. They are the richest of all ecosystems - covering only eight per cent of the planet (1) and are home to two thirds of all known species of terrestrial plants and animals(2). Millions of people rely directly on...

One year after Nestlé committed to giving rainforests a break

Feature story | May 23, 2011 at 9:40

It’s now been one year since pressure from thousands of people around the world convinced the world’s largest food and drink company - Nestlé - to give Indonesian rainforests and their inhabitants a break by removing products responsible for...

World Bank Withdraws Loan to Brazilian Cattle Giant

Media release | June 12, 2009 at 18:00

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, has withdrawn a $90 million dollar loan to Brazil’s cattle giant Bertin. The loan was used for the company to further expand into the Amazon region, which was...

Unlucky 13 for Kleenex and Kimberly-Clark:

Media release | February 12, 2009 at 18:00

This Friday the 13th marks an “Unlucky 13” for Kleenex and parent company Kimberly-Clark (K-C) as Purchase College has become the 13th university to take action against them. Purchase College has joined the growing university movement against...

Sister Dorothy: unfinished business

Feature story | February 12, 2006 at 18:00

One year since the violent death of Sister Dorothy at the hands of hired gunmen in the Amazon, little has changed for the rural workers and activists trying to protect the rainforest from ranchers, landgrabbers, and loggers.

Brazilian Government Orders Closing of Cargill’s Soy Processing Plant in Amazon

Feature story | March 23, 2007 at 19:00

Just months after Greenpeace activists blocked the facility, Cargill's soy processing plant in the heart of the Amazon rainforest has been shut down by the Brazilian government.

Nothing YUMmy About Amazon Destruction

Feature story | May 17, 2006 at 18:00

Two weeks is long enough to get the job done

Feature story | December 2, 2007 at 18:00

It’s said that a week is a long time in politics. The burning question is whether two weeks is long enough for governments to finally wake up, smell the carbon and confront the biggest problem facing the world. We say yes! It's time for...

UN Climate conference

Page | March 27, 2009 at 17:21

UN Climate Conference | Poznan, Poland | December 1 - 12, 2008

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