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How free trade hypocrisies are hurting our world
Do you want to be able to trust that the food on your plate is produced without animal cruelty, slavery and dangerous pesticides, regardless of where it comes from? That…
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Landmark human rights hearings against fossil fuel companies begin in the Philippines
Quezon City, The Philippines - Fossil fuel companies are today under the spotlight as hearings begin in the Philippines into their contribution to human rights harms resulting from climate change.
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Illegal logging of Ipê tree is causing irreversible damage to the Amazon
Manaus, Brazil – A weak licensing system, along with indiscriminate and illegal logging of the Ipe tree is causing serious damage to the Amazon according to a Greenpeace Brazil investigation released today. According to the report, the high value of Ipe – which once processed into flooring or decking can fetch up to US$2,500 per cubic…
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Moment of Truth
Halting and beginning to reverse the destruction of the world’s forests for agriculture is the cheapest, quickest and most equitable option to stabilise the climate and buy time for a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
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5 things you probably didn’t know about krill
Antarctic krill are massively important for the Antarctic Ocean, but they also happen to be fascinating animals in their own right.
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Will you stand up to protect the Pacific from this oil giant?
Tar sands are one of the planet’s biggest carbon bombs. The new pipeline will take millions of barrels of some of the world’s dirtiest oil from Canada onto tanker ships.
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Japan government accepts groundbreaking UN human rights recommendations on Fukushima evacuees
Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese government has accepted recommendations made at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the rights of evacuees from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
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Sharing can change the world
This week between the 16th and the 21st of June we celebrate the 5th Global Sharing Week, the largest annual celebration of sharing in the world.
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Biggest fossil fuel divestment ever comes into play
"What this does do is give a very clear signal to both governments and companies that the time for financing fossil fuels is coming to an end.”
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50 million hectares destroyed as companies disregard zero deforestation pledge
"It's all a kleptocracy where governments and companies collude to loot our natural resources and ordinary people pay the price."
