Our dedicated forests team has identified priority protection projects, regions we feel are in most danger and are most critical to the health of our planet.

Indonesia 

Indonesia is not only home to diverse species of plants and animals including the endangered Sumatran tiger of which there are only 400 remaining, but its carbon-rich peatlands are also critical to millions of Indonesians. Read more about our work to protect rainforests in Indonesia.

 

 

 

Amazon

The Amazon forest is home to more wildlife than anywhere else on Earth in addition to 20 million people. Storing up to 120 billion tons of carbon, it is also criticial to regulating our climate. We're working to towards a goal of zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2015 by working with industry and protective forests code. Find out more about our work in the vibrant Amazon region.

 

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Congo Basin 

The vast forest of the Congo Basin is the second largest tropical rainforest on earth and the lungs of Africa. Its ecosystem provides food, fresh water, shelter and medicine for millions of people, and is home to many critically endangered species including elephants, gorillas, bonobos and okapis. International palm oil plantations have unfortunately set their sights on this vulnerable region, and we're working hard to expose the danger of this kind of reckless development. Read more.

 

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Deforestation and violence in the Congo

Blog by Rene Ngongo | July 15, 2011 1 comment

I’m writing from Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These days I am torn between outrage and bitterness when I hear about the unbelievable violence that has once again been unleashed on the heart of the...

Lego Takes Action to Tackle Deforestation

Blog by Daniel Brindis | July 8, 2011 2 comments

When Ken dumped Barbie last month, Mattel was not the only toy industry giant put under the spotlight for their role in rainforest destruction. Our investigation showed that Hasbro, Lego and Disney are also wrapping toys in paper...

Wild Tigers are Awesome [photos]

Blog by Chris Eaton | July 7, 2011 8 comments

One of the most magestic creatures in the world is the tiger. With its amazing strength and beautiful markings, the tiger stands alone as one of the greatest symbols of our natural world. Below are some of the pictures of Siberian...

Call Mattel to demand zero deforestation in their packaging

Blog by Laura K. | July 6, 2011 6 comments

Ken has picked up the phone. And now we’d like you to drop Mattel a call too. It’s been nearly a month now since Barbie’s secret deforestation habit was revealed to Ken in a shocking interview that has now been seen by over 1.3...

Mattel’s controversial career choice for Barbie: rainforest destroyer

Blog by Laura K. | June 27, 2011 1 comment

For over 50 years now, Mattel has been choosing Barbie’s career for her. She’s had a lot of different professions over the years but Mattel’s latest choice for Barbie: ‘Rainforest Destroyer,’ is arguably the most controversial...

Voices from Around the World ask Barbie to Quit Her Deforestation Habit!

Blog by Ariel Russ | June 24, 2011 1 comment

Last week, Greenpeace USA announced that Barbie’s Facebook page reopened her wall to comments. Within an hour, 117 people wrote on Barbie’s wall asking her to stop using packaging produced from rainforests in Indonesia. After...

Save the Music, Save the Forest – Save a Documentary!

Blog by Melissa Thompson, Greenpeace Video Producer | June 21, 2011 2 comments

Recently, I got the chance to see a sneak preview of a gorgeous, provocative new documentary: Musicwood .  You can watch the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/12002721 . The film (a three year labor of love for filmmakers Maxine Trump...

Latest wave of violence and deforestation in the Amazon

Blog by Daniel Brindis | June 16, 2011 7 comments

Another sobering sign that the Amazon is going back in time to its dark past - another person that stood up to illegal loggers has been murdered this past week. This is now the fifth killed in the past 20 days since the Brazilian...

Barbie’s Rainforest Packaging (cartoon)

Blog by Guest Cartoonist, Joe Mohr | June 16, 2011

You’d think a toy company like Mattel would have the foresight to realize they’d eventually be called out on this, (Thank you, Greenpeace!) as well as the money and knowledge to make their packaging from something a bit less...

Barbie & Mattel’s deforestation habit goes ‘viral’

Blog by Laura K | June 15, 2011

Breaking up in public isn’t easy. But Ken and Barbie, who split last week over Barbie’s rainforest wrecking, have done so in a very, very public way. Ken’s video interview that broke the scandal has now been seen over one million...

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Our dedicated forests team has identified priority protection projects, regions we feel are in most danger and are most critical to the health of our planet.

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