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We are losing biodiversity by the minute, and Ikea is still part of the problem
While politicians move at a snails pace to write protections into law, destruction hasn't paused. Logging companies are still cutting down trees in the very places proposed for future protection. Right in the middle of this is Ikea, the world's biggest furniture store.
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Greenpeace report: Ikea’s hunger for wood destroys Europe’s precious forests
Ikea says it wants to use its size to make sustainable wood sourcing the global norm. That ambition must start with a clear commitment: no wood from forests that need protection. Ikea has the power to help change an entire industry. It needs to lead by example, starting with the wood in its own furniture.
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The Drava flows through my veins: we are fighting to save the Amazon of Europe from factory farms
The Chicken King wants to build another industrial megafarm next to Croatia's largest drinking water source. Residents are organising against forced industrial farms.
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Indigenous resistance in pictures: communities defending their rights
What connects a fishing community in Thailand, Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon, women fish processors in Senegal and Sámi youth in northern Finland?
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From Papua to the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples Unite to Defend Their Territories
“Indigenous and Traditional Territories must be recognised on their own terms, rather than communities being forced into conservation models that do not reflect their rights, governance systems, or choices."
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We are still standing: from Lokolama, our forest continues to speak
The forest of the Congo Basin did not wait for international conferences to be protected. It has been safeguarded for generations by the people who live within it. Indigenous Peoples are not the past. They are an essential part of the forest’s future.
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Indigenous resistance is key to building a post-extractive future
From defending ancestral lands to proposing solutions for a post-extractive future, Indigenous Peoples leadership is essential to protecting life on Earth. Supporting Indigenous sovereignty is one of the most powerful climate actions we can take.
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Saving the ‘Amazon of Europe’ from Big Ag’s next megafarm
Europe’s biggest poultry player, MHP Group, led by billionaire ‘Chicken King’ Yuriy Kosiuk wants to turn this paradise region, right where the rivers Drava and Mura meet into an industrial zone to house 1.8 million chickens annually. Not here, not anywhere.
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5 things you need to know about ‘The Last Paradise on Earth’ before it’s too late
For years, Raja Ampat has been celebrated as a rare conservation success story. Today, however, this globally important ecosystem is facing growing pressure from extractive industries.
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What is the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 and why it matters
The Convention on Biological Diversity, or CBD is held every two years to discuss, negotiate and decide on measures to promote the protection of Earth’s biodiversity.