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Greenpeace offers solutions to deforestation

 


Whether it’s convincing Barbie to go for greener packaging or partnering with the music industry to promote responsible-sourced instruments, our team can fortunately celebrate several victories for the forests.  

Great news for Indonesian rainforest: Asia Pulp & Paper commit to forest conservation policy

BOS Foundation (Borneo Orangutan Survival)We primarily focus on consumer power to protect vulnerable ancient forests. When an individual makes an environmentally-conscious choice, it is an important step for conservation. But when a corporation implements an environmentally-conscious policy, that impact is amplified thousands of times over.  Often times, it takes the power of the consumer to pressure a company to do the right thing.


And all the amazing creatures who call those forests home can thank mindful consumers for making that important step in the conversation process.

 

Recent Major Victories

 Asia Pulp & Paper commit to deforestation policy to protect Indonesian rainforest

 

Brazilian companies to cut ties with deforestation and slave labor

 

 Yum! Brand commits to a sustainable packaging policy for its restaurants including Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell

 

 

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“As long as there is one of us standing, there will be a fight to protect the forests”

“As long as there is one of us standing, there will be a fight to protect the forests”

Blog by Jess Miller | April 19, 2013

zoom Today, Brazil celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day. However, on a day that is supposed to celebrate their ancestors, culture and stories, many of Indigenous Peoples are instead fighting for their lands and their rights. According to a survey...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon on the rise again.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon on the rise again.

Blog by Daniel Brindis | March 29, 2013

Just months after celebrating the lowest historic deforestation rate in the Amazon, the Brazilian government released new figures this week that it may be losing progress. The new Amazon deforestation figures estimate that 654 square miles of...

Drawing a line the in the sand, not in the forests.

Drawing a line the in the sand, not in the forests.

Blog by Kat Clark | March 28, 2013

At Greenpeace, we’re often working hard to help save unique and amazing forests in places like the Amazon and Indonesia. This week, we’re excited to announce a major victory for our unique and amazing forests right here in the U.S. … Continue...

Giant Tiger Calls Out Rainforest Destroyer

Giant Tiger Calls Out Rainforest Destroyer

Blog by Amy Moas | March 22, 2013

Greenpeace activists inflated a 42 foot tiger on San Francisco’s iconic Embarcadero on Thursday, the International Day of Forests. The giant tiger helped send a message about Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper company, APRIL (Asia Pacific...

Every day is forest day at Greenpeace

Every day is forest day at Greenpeace

Blog by Paulo Adario | March 21, 2013

Today I will celebrate. And my friends and colleagues in the Greenpeace Forest campaign will too. But this is nothing different for us. We do this every day. But maybe, just maybe, the focus that a day like today brings … Continue reading →

International Day of Forests

Image gallery | March 21, 2013

Herakles Farms in Cameroon

Publication | February 19, 2013 at 8:00

The palm oil project being developed by the US-owned company Herakles Farms in Cameroon demonstrates the threat posed by badly managed expansion of oil palm plantations.

A Forest Conservation Policy

Image gallery | February 5, 2013

Forest Clearing, Cameroon.

Image gallery | November 19, 2012
Palm Oil's New Frontier

Palm Oil's New Frontier

Publication | September 5, 2012 at 1:00

The world's biggest palm oil producers and investors have been turning their attention to Africa in recent years, seeking to acquire land to grow oil palms in what some experts have dubbed the "next frontier" of industrial agricultural production.

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