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  • Discounter Children Clothes © Fred Dott / Greenpeace

    Report: Discounters’ clothes are getting cleaner

    Good news! It's getting a little easier to find clothes produced by environmentally conscious discounters. Our German office did the research and announced which supermarket chains are "Detox Trendsetters" and who made the "Detox Losers" list.

    Brian Adams 2 min read
  • Cattle Farm in the Amazon © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá

    Less meat, better for everyone

    The recent announcement from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which classified processed meat as a carcinogenic and red meat as "probably carcinogenic" (similar to Glyphosate in Roundup) shows that the amount and the frequency that we eat meat today should raise alarm.  

    Elena Danali 2 min read
  • Victories in Mexico for healthy food

    Let me share some good news! So far 2015 has been a promising year for our campaign for healthy food in Mexico. This doesn't mean that everything related to food and agriculture is now perfect in Mexico… far from it! However, I am now even more convinced that we can change attitudes, mobilize people and…

    Aleira Lara 3 min read
  • Crane with Nest in Germany © Markus Mauthe / Greenpeace

    A pestiferous problem

    A new report on Europe's pesticide addiction addresses the thorny topic of ridding ourselves of pesticides for good.

    Dr. Dirk Zimmermann 3 min read
  • Europes Pesticide Addiction

    Europe’s Pesticide Addiction

    Europe's dependency on chemical pesticides is nothing short of an addiction. Crops are routinely doused with a variety of chemicals, usually applied multiple times to single crops throughout the whole growing season. Industrial agriculture, with its heavy use of chemical pesticides, pollutes our water and soil and leads to loss of habitats and biodiversity.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read
  • Expedition to Pilato Lake in Italy to Detox the Great Outdoors © Roberto Isotti / Greenpeace

    Hazardous chemicals in pristine nature: why don’t we get rid of them?

    Who hasn't dreamt of being in the untouched wilderness of the Himalayas, the Andes or the Altai Mountains, hiking or climbing in these incredible natural landscapes? Nowhere in the world is the snow purer or the water cleaner than in a clear mountain lake far from civilisation.

    Gabriele Salari 3 min read
  • Esperanza Agrotoxics Food for Life Action in Mexico © Arturo Rocha / Greenpeace

    Esperanza investigates agrotoxics in the Gulf of California

    The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is currently on the second leg of its tour in the Gulf of California, investigating toxic chemicals associated with agriculture. Last week, activists sent a message to food companies Bimbo, La Costeña, and Herdez, among others. The reason? These companies are using harmful fertilizers in the production of their food products.…

    Maia Booker 2 min read
  • You did it! Toxic chemical banned in EU textile imports

    A huge victory for Detox supporters came out of Europe this week as all EU member states voted to ban the toxic chemical NPE from textile imports. This decision closes a trade loophole that allowed clothing containing dangerous levels of NPE to enter the EU even though the substance is banned from regional manufacturing.

    Yixiu Wu 2 min read
  • Food and Farming Vision

    Ecological Farming

    We are living with a broken food system. It needs to be replaced urgently for the benefit of all people, and the planet. Greenpeace's Food and Farming Vision describes what Ecological Farming means, and how it can be summarised in seven overarching, interdependent principles – based on a growing body of scientific evidence.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read
  • Pesticide Use in Spain © Greenpeace / Ángel Garcia

    Those who produce our food suffer the most

    How pesticides affect farmers' and our health.

    Kirsten Thompson 3 min read