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  • Virunga National Park in DRC © Greenpeace / Jan-Joseph Stok

    Cutting to the truth on Congo Basin deforestation

    The Congo Basin is home to the second largest tropical rain-forested area on earth. New research publicised this week suggests that the rate of deforestation in the region is actually slowing.

    Danielle Van Oijen 3 min read
  • Czech Activists Uncover Illegal Logs from DRC © Ibra Ibrahimoviç / Greenpeace

    The lengths illegal wood will travel

    Look around and check if you see any wood surfacing. It might be a cupboard in your kitchen, your chair, or the desk you are reading this on. Then chances are you see tropical veneer.

    Danielle Van Oijen 3 min read
  • Conflict Timber Action in Caen Port© Nicolas Chauveau / Greenpeace

    Danzer feels the bite as the FSC show its teeth

    To the layperson the world of forest certification is often a technical one that does not seem to operate at what could be called a breakneck pace. However, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has this week reached a landmark decision that fits the old adage that ‘good things come to those who wait’.

    Danielle van Oijen 3 min read
  • Action at Mattel HQ in California. © David McNew / Greenpeace

    Success: Barbie and Mattel drop deforestation!

    Mattel recognized it couldn’t allow its supply chains to include products coming from deforestation and that toy packaging shouldn’t come at the costs of rainforests and tiger habitat.

    Laura Kenyon 4 min read
  • Mattel Product Barbie. © Greenpeace

    Mattel’s controversial career choice for Barbie: rainforest destroyer

    She has had a lot of different professions over the years but Mattel’s latest choice for Barbie: ‘Rainforest Destroyer’, is arguably the most controversial career choice yet.

    Laura Kenyon 2 min read