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Girl power at its finest: The women of Greenpeace Tim Cegah Api

Blog entry by Nur Sakeenah Binti Omar | October 11, 2017

I've recently journeyed to Ketapang, in West Kalimantan, Indonesia to see the Greenpeace Tim Cegah Api (TCA) , or the Forest Fire Prevention Team, in action. Why? Because I wanted to see how forest fires happen and how it can be...

Celebrating Malaysia Day away from home, for the sake of our forests

Blog entry by Nur Sakeenah Binti Omar | October 3, 2017

The 16th of September is personally significant to me in many ways. Aside from celebrating Malaysia Day, it also marks my father’s birthday. Every year, on his birthday, we as a family would dine out as a simple way to celebrate.

ASEAN must demonstrate leadership in UN climate negotiations

Press release | April 4, 2011 at 12:19

Southeast Asian climate activists wearing winter jackets, rain gear and beach wear to portray climate chaos that is wreaking havoc across the region, met Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on...

Greenpeace calls upon Japanese government to extend Fukushima evacuation zone to...

Press release | March 30, 2011 at 10:36

Around 100 Greenpeace activists and supporters held a candlelight vigil at Bundaran HI in Jakarta today to express solidarity with victims of the earthquake, tsunami and the unfolding nuclear disaster at the Fukushima/Daiichi nuclear power plant...

Climate change main threat facing Southeast Asia

Press release | May 9, 2011 at 17:35

At the conclusion of the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta today, Greenpeace called on ASEAN Heads of State to act with greater urgency and show political unity in addressing climate change. The call came as the environment group criticized ASEAN’s...

After decades of lawlessness, could the seafood industry finally be ready for change?

Blog entry by Graham Forbes | May 30, 2017

Are we on the cusp of changing the destructive seafood industry forever?     Greenpeace activists peacefully confront marine operations at the heart of Thai Union’s supply chain in 2016. Activists in inflatable...

Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it won’t hurt you

Blog entry by Nanticha Ocharoenchai | July 20, 2017

Every morning, as I walk to the subway to go to class, a couple old Route 54 buses would roll by, leaving behind a cloud of black exhaust  for me and everyone else to inhale. Each and every time, it leaves me wondering, “what could...

Winning on the world’s largest tuna company and what it means for the oceans

Blog entry by Sarah King | July 11, 2017

It took two years of relentless campaigning and nearly  700,000 concerned people from around the world , but today we are sharing the good news that together we convinced the world’s largest tuna company to clean up its act! ...

Why I ran to Thai Union, why I stand for tuna and the ocean

Blog entry by Rattanasiri Kittikongnapang | June 2, 2017

It was a hot and humid morning in Bangkok but that didn’t stop me from running almost 4 kms in a tuna costume with 20 fellow activists to Thai Union’s headquarters in Bangkok. Was I crazy? Was I hallucinating? No. Over 680,000...

Wings of Paradise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction

Blog entry by Alexander Navarro | September 18, 2018

Wings of Paradise mural by award-winning Malaysian artist Lee Hui Ling in Kuala Lumpur's historic Chinatown district.  © Greenpeace For too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning...

Barbie Drops Rainforest Packaging

Press release | October 5, 2011 at 17:47

Toy giant Mattel, the company behind Barbie, announced today that it will stop buying paper and packaging linked to rainforest destruction following a global campaign by Greenpeace.

Live to Eat and Eat to Live Long

Blog entry by Ryan Bestre | July 28, 2017

It may not be obvious but I love to eat. However, participating in the Food for Life campaigns of Greenpeace and being a part of  #IAmHampasLupa , a group that advocates for mindful consumption among Filipinos, made me put more effort...

SBY can make 2011 a Landmark Year for Indonesia’s forests and global efforts to curb...

Press release | January 7, 2011 at 17:05

Greenpeace today called upon President Yudhoyono to fast track implementation of the two year moratorium on forest conversion, by ensuring transparency in the decision making process and allowing community involvement to put in place effective...

Asia Pulp and Paper Awarded Golden Chainsaw

Press release | January 31, 2011 at 18:11

Frankfurt – Greenpeace activists presented a Golden Chainsaw Award to Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) yesterday (local time) at Paperworld, an international paper fair in Frankfurt. The award coincides with the UN’s unveiling of 2011 as the...

Greenpeace installs 1Kw solar-wind hybrid system at Mansinam island

Press release | February 5, 2011 at 12:58

Manokwari,Papua Barat,Indonesia -- Greenpeace today installed a 1 kw solar-wind hybrid energy system at Mansinam Island in Manokwari Regency, also known as the ‘Bible City,’ to mark Papua’s Gospel Landing Day, and called upon Indonesian...

Greenpeace celebrates Thai GE-free Rice Strategy on Farmers’ Day

Press release | June 2, 2011 at 9:50

Greenpeace today celebrated Thailand’s Rice Masterplan for keeping Thai rice free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). The GE-free rice policy, a key strategy in the Thai Rice Masterplan, protects Thailand’s thousands-year old rice heritage...

Latest Government Moratorium Maps show urgency of Forest Clearance Permit Review

Press release | July 14, 2011 at 12:03

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection today challenged President Yudhoyono to order an immediate review of existing forest clearance permits and improve forest governance in order to strengthen the two-year...

Indonesian Forests Protection Plan “Important Political Shift” but Tens of Millions...

Press release | May 20, 2011 at 16:33

Along awaited plan to put a temporary halt to forest destruction in Indonesia does not go far enough and will still see tens of millions of hectares of forests facing destruction, warned Greenpeace.

10,000-strong ‘human chain’ calls on Thai government to quit coal

Press release | February 24, 2011 at 16:07

Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand — Greenpeace today called on the Government of Thailand to make a clean energy future a reality for Thai communities by abandoning plans to build more coal fired power plants and prioritizing solutions such as...

Greenpeace launches first office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Blog entry by Dharshini Sivapatham | August 1, 2017 1 comment

We have officially launched our first office in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 28 th  July 2017. Our office in Malaysia is the fourth office in South-East Asia after Phillipines,Thailand and Indonesia. Our executive director Naderev...

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