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Children in Yaounde, Cameroon

Children in Yaounde, Cameroon

Image | January 1, 1999 at 16:56

Child looking into camera smiling, with arms outstretched. More children visible in background.

Conning the Congo

Conning the Congo

Feature story | July 29, 2008 at 23:00

Just as the need to save the world’s forests for climate protection is becoming widely recognised, we have discovered that major logging companies - operating in the Congo basin - are increasingly destroying one of the most ecologically important...

  • What we do

What we do

Hub | November 12, 2008 at 14:07

Opening of the Greenpeace Office in The Democratic Republic of Congo

Image gallery | November 26, 2008
Greenpeace launches the Kinshasa office in

Greenpeace launches the Kinshasa office in

Image | December 3, 2008 at 12:05

The Governor of Kisangani speaks with Greenpeace

The Governor of Kisangani speaks with Greenpeace

Image | July 19, 2009 at 23:00

Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Where's the Reform?

Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Where's the Reform?

Feature story | July 30, 2009 at 8:19

In an open letter delivered to the DRC's Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism last Sunday, Greenpeace denounces the serious lack of transparency in implementation of forestry sector reform and requests urgent clarifications...

Greenpeace staff member wins alternative Nobel Prize

Greenpeace staff member wins alternative Nobel Prize

Feature story | October 13, 2009 at 10:58

We are thrilled to announce that one of our staff members, René Ngongo, has today been named a recipient of the 2009 Right Livelihood award.

Introducing Greenpeace Africa

Introducing Greenpeace Africa

Video | December 8, 2009 at 13:55

Dedicated to tackling the continent's urgent environmental problems, Greenpeace Africa is opening three new offices on the continent.

Children in Logging Concession - Democratic Republic of the Congo Documentation

Children in Logging Concession - Democratic Republic of the Congo Documentation

Image | December 8, 2009 at 16:34

Children running after a truck, in the village of Bossa where Sodefor has a logging concession. Sodefor is a logging company that operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the...

Forests

Forests

Hub | December 11, 2009 at 16:20

The vast forest of the Congo Basin is the second largest tropical rainforest on earth and the lungs of Africa.

Carving Up The Congo

Carving Up The Congo

Photo essay | December 16, 2009 at 20:42

Natalia Truchi visited the Congo river in March 2007. Greenpeace organised the expedition to give journalists and politicians a real insight into the destruction and injustice related to the logging industry in the Demoocratic Republic of the Congo.

Greenpeace launches in the DRC

Greenpeace launches in the DRC

Video | December 28, 2009 at 15:36

Greenpeace launches its new office in the Democratic Republic of Congo - the second on the African continent - which will focus on the protection of the Congo Basin rainforest.

Conning the Congo

Conning the Congo

Publication | January 14, 2010 at 16:33

This new investigative report exposes another hidden aspect of export-driven resource extraction in the DRC and the neighbouring Republic of the Congo. Internal company documents obtained by Greenpeace International show how the German owned,...

Carving up the Congo

Carving up the Congo

Publication | January 15, 2010 at 15:52

Climate change caused by atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gases is the greatest threat the world faces today. Global emissions from tropical deforestation alone contribute up to 25 percent of total annual human-induced CO2 emissions to the...

Give rainforests a break

Give rainforests a break

Video | March 18, 2010 at 13:01

Need a break? Before you have one with a Kit Kat watch this video.

Nestlé drives rainforest destruction pushing orang-utans to brink of extinction

Nestlé drives rainforest destruction pushing orang-utans to brink of extinction

Press release | March 18, 2010 at 14:38

Jakarta, 18 March 2010 – Nestlé is using palm oil from destroyed Indonesian rainforests and peatlands, in products like KitKat, pushing already endangered orang-utans to the brink of extinction and accelerating climate change, a new Greenpeace...

Sweet success for Kit Kat campaign

Sweet success for Kit Kat campaign

Feature story | May 17, 2010 at 15:00

A big 'Thank You!' to the hundreds of thousands of you who supported our two-month Kit Kat campaign by e-mailing Nestlé, calling them, or spreading the campaign message via your Facebook, Twitter and other social media profiles. This morning,...

The Future of Forest Resources in the Oshwe Territory, Bandundu Province

The Future of Forest Resources in the Oshwe Territory, Bandundu Province

Feature story | June 1, 2010 at 9:20

Kinshasa, 10 May 2010 – On 26-28 April 2010, Greenpeace held a Forum in Oshwe (Bandundu Province) on “The Future of Forest in the Oshwe Territory, Bandundu Province”, bringing together key civil society groups and forest communities.

Why logging will not save the climate

Why logging will not save the climate

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 9:00

How the order of three letters can make the difference between saving a forest - or not. Greenpeace briefing on the impact on the climate - and the forests - of so-called "Sustainable Forests Management" (SFM).

Greenpeace Policy on Saving Forests to Protect the Climate

Greenpeace Policy on Saving Forests to Protect the Climate

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 13:02

The world’s primary forests maintain ecological systems essential for life on Earth. Despite this, these magnificent primary forests are under threat.

Logging Sector Briefing for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Logging Sector Briefing for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 13:31

In 2002, under pressure from the World Bank, the DRC government had introduced a new Forest Law and issued a moratorium suspending the allocation of new logging titles. However, as the World Bank pointed out as early as 2003, the moratorium and...

The World Bank and the Congo Forests

The World Bank and the Congo Forests

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 13:48

On 3rd December 2009, just a few days before the Copenhagen Climate Conference, Greenpeace, Global Witness and the Rainforest Foundation delivered an open letter to the World Bank criticising its role in the forest sector in the Democratic...

Stop Forest Crime in DRC

Stop Forest Crime in DRC

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 15:41

Impunity still prevails in logging operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Stop Forest Crime in DRC

Stop Forest Crime in DRC

Publication | June 25, 2010 at 15:41

Impunity still prevails in logging operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Victory! Illegal timber is banned in the EU - July 2010

Image gallery | July 7, 2010
Victory! How ten years of activism helped protect the world’s forests

Victory! How ten years of activism helped protect the world’s forests

Feature story | July 7, 2010 at 11:00

Today, after a ten year Greenpeace campaign, Europe banned the trade in illegal timber - a great leap forward in the struggle to protect the world's forests and climate. This is a look back at the ten years of activism that led to that law. It's...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 1

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 1

Video | July 7, 2010 at 11:33

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this first of seven episodes, Marion arrives in Oshwe, and Grégoire of Greenpeace...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 2

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 2

Video | July 7, 2010 at 13:30

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this second of seven episodes, Raoul, who works for Greenpeace Africa, suggests a...

'Inception' Star Marion Cotillard's other new film

'Inception' Star Marion Cotillard's other new film

Feature story | July 16, 2010 at 14:45

Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, has long been a supporter of the environment - and of Greenpeace. Last month, she travelled with us to the heart of the Congo rainforests to bear witness to the plundering of this ancient forest.

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 3

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 3

Video | August 6, 2010 at 10:10

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this third of seven episodes, Marion leaves Oshwe by pirogue. All along the river...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 4

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 4

Video | August 6, 2010 at 10:20

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this fourth of seven episodes, after spending her first night in a forest village...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 5

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 5

Video | August 6, 2010 at 10:30

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this fifth of seven episodes, Marion meets Roger, a representative of local civil...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 6

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 6

Video | August 6, 2010 at 10:40

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this sixth of seven episodes, Marion goes to meet the villagers to understand how...

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 7

Marion Cotillard in the Congo: Episode 7

Video | August 16, 2010 at 11:44

In June 2010, Greenpeace took Oscar-winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, to visit the tropical rainforests in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the last of the seven episodes, before leaving Oshwe, Marion is given a guide of...

Oshwe communities protest against SODEFOR

Oshwe communities protest against SODEFOR

Image | September 23, 2010 at 13:18

Hundreds of community representatives from Oshwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, protesting at continued logging by SODEFOR (Société de Développement Frostier). Their demonstration took place outside a three-day community meeting organised by...

Demonstration against SODEFOR

Demonstration against SODEFOR

Image | September 23, 2010 at 13:25

Community representatives demonstrating outside a three-day community meeting organised by SODEFOR in Oshwe, Democratic Republic of Congo. Marching from the town to the conference hall, the demonstrators showed how fed up they were by chanting...

Protest in Oshwe, DRC

Protest in Oshwe, DRC

Image | September 23, 2010 at 13:32

Community representatives hold signs outside a three-day community meeting organised by logging giant SODEFOR. Having been the victim of many broken SODEFOR promises in the past, participants were skeptical about the company’s commitment to make...

Toboyi SODEFOR

Toboyi SODEFOR

Image | September 23, 2010 at 13:37

A sign reading "Toboyi SODEFOR": "We don’t want SODEFOR anymore". Greenpeace urges the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to clean up the industrial logging sector and to stop its expansion. This call echoes that of hundreds of...

Community protest against logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Image gallery | September 23, 2010
Supporter Newsletter: The Forest Issue

Supporter Newsletter: The Forest Issue

Publication | October 4, 2010 at 15:40

Welcome to the Greenpeace Africa Supporter Newsletter for September 2010: the Forest Issue! In this edition, we look at the highlights of the Forest Campaign; one of Greenpeace Africa’s three campaigns.

Saving Sumatra

Saving Sumatra

Photo essay | October 29, 2010 at 12:12

During his recent visit to Indonesia, Kumi Naidoo (Greenpeace International Executive Director) and a Greenpeace team flew over Sumatra to bear witness to the forest destruction that is happening there.

Forest Love

Forest Love

Video | November 19, 2010 at 9:53

The EU is one of the world's largest markets for timber. In 2009 it was estimated that about 19 percent of EU wood imports come from illegal logging. So this video was released as part of the Forest Love campaign in the EU. The aim of the...

Lowest Deforestation Rate in Brazil Should Inspire Decisions on REDD

Lowest Deforestation Rate in Brazil Should Inspire Decisions on REDD

Feature story | December 2, 2010 at 10:02

With announcements that deforestation in the Amazon has dropped to a record low, Greenpeace says that now is the time for countries gathered at the UN climate talks to approve a strong REDD deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by helping to...

Turning REDD into Green

Publication | December 13, 2010 at 15:50

Can a National REDD Plan in the Democratic Republic of Congo set a new course for the protection of forests, people and global climate?

Drought in the Amazon: What it Means

Blog entry by Dr. Janet Cotter, Greenpeace Science Unit | February 4, 2011

Severe drought could turn the Amazon rainforest into a source of carbon emissions contributing to climate change, rather than a carbon sink absorbing emissions. This is one of the alarming findings of a new study featured in ...

Crisis for FSC in the Congo Basin?

Publication | May 27, 2011 at 11:26

Greenpeace and many other Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) members and stakeholders are seriously concerned that an increasing number of FSC certificates are being granted around the world to logging companies that do not meet the international...

Prof. Wangari Maathai Memorial

Prof. Wangari Maathai Memorial

Video | October 13, 2011 at 10:50

Greenpeace Global Director, Kumi Naidoo, speaks on the incredible imapact that Professor Wangari Maathai has had on the environmental, social justice, and gender movements.

What Is The Future Of The Forests? DRC Youth Answer With Aplomb

What Is The Future Of The Forests? DRC Youth Answer With Aplomb

Blog entry by Monica Davies and Augustine Kasambule | October 25, 2011

In September, we reported on The Future Of Forests In Poetry competition that Greenpeace Africa is holding in the DRC as an initiative to educate and mobilize the Congolese youth to preserve their precious trees. The first leg of...

Intact Forest Landscapes: Why it is crucial to protect them from industrial exploitation

Intact Forest Landscapes: Why it is crucial to protect them from industrial exploitation

Feature story | November 25, 2011 at 12:03

Following the release of a new report compiling the latest science about large intact forests landscapes (IFLs), their critical importance for people, biodiversity and climate, and the consequences of fragmenting them (in particular via logging...

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