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China’s conservation strong on area-based protections, weak on social drivers of extinction
China's policies focus on direct threats, but not the forces that create them.
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Their stories through visuals: a way for awarded photographers to protect Lantau
In 2021, Greenpeace organized the “Save Our Lantau ” Photo Collection and Contest 2021and more than 300 people participated. The 700 photo entries received for the contest show how stunning and precious Lantau is. We invited 12 winners of the contest to share with us their unique stories about Lantau, to provide us, Hongkongers, with…
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Ciao “Hong Kong WildCreatures”! Wildlife photographer Robert Ferguson encourages Hongkongers to explore, learn and protect our nature
The protagonist of the latest from the ‘Let's Talk About Climate Change’ series, Robert Ferguson, is a Hong Kong wildlife photographer living in the city for 30 years. It is saddening to bid farewell to Robert, a passionate and bold fellow, who has decided to move his home base to England. He shares how mesmerising…
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Perseverance brought 3 Greenpeace projects to fruition – A look back at 2021
Perseverance is not an easy task. If 2020 was a storm, 2021 felt like clammy and suffocating weather. Thanks for being with us. Greenpeace persists in voicing out and taking actions to safeguard the environment of Hong Kong. It was a difficult but still fruitful year. Three of our campaigners in Hong Kong, Leanne, Sion…
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Greenpeace Global Review 2021: 50-Year Green Initiatives for Better Future
Pandemic and uncertainty have swept the world throughout the year 2021, yet Greenpeace has spared no seconds holding back its move in adverse conditions. Experience of this turbulent year shows…
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‘Cinema for the Climate’ Greenpeace x HKFFF: 4 journeys to tackle climate change on the silver screen
This year, on the special occasion of the 50th edition of the Hong Kong French Film Festival (HKFFF) and the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace, the two collaborated to present the program ‘Cinema for the Climate’ as part of the film festival happening from 24th November to 14th December 2021.
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Triumphs and trials: a look back at Greenpeace in Hong Kong, 2020
2020 was a year of triumphs and trials. The Covid crisis prompted us to reflect on and cherish all what we have achieved. It also made us accept a new…
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How Brazil’s largest slaughterhouses fanned the ‘Day of fire’ in the 2019 Amazon burning season
Many of the ranchers who set fire to the Amazon in the coordinated action of last year’s fires already had a history of environmental crimes and remain unpunished.
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How Hong Kong links to Amazon deforestation and what we can help
We protect forests as our source of ecology, maintain our climate and protect the Earth we call home. Among these forests, the Amazon is the earth’s vital ecosystem and carbon…
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Critically endangered Sumatran tiger tragically killed in a trap in concession where pulp company continues clearing peatlands
In Indonesia, the concession land owned by the paper giant "Asian Pulp and Paper" APP is one of the most fire impacted areas in recent years. The root cause is large-scale deforestation and peat land degradation. This destruction robs tigers of their natural habitat, forcing them accidentally into traps, leaving the already critically endangered Sumatran…
