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Greenpeace Philippines on President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address: ‘No mention of coherent policy agenda for recovery and beyond’
The government needs to realize that protecting the environment also means protecting the rights of people and communities--their right to life, health, livelihood, and the right of present and future generations to a healthy environment and a stable climate.
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Greenpeace statement on Nestle Malaysia’s unsustainable move from plastic to paper straws
Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd announced today that it plans to adopt paper straws across its entire range of ultra-high temperature (UHT) by year end. Although Nestle claims this move will help in tackling the plastic pollution crisis, it is a misguided one, that aims at switching from one throwaway material to another. It also does not…
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One million solar rooftops by 2023
Bangkok, Thailand – To speed up the country’s green and just recovery post COVID-19, Greenpeace Thailand launched an ambitious “one million solar rooftop” plan of action to be part of…
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Greenpeace finds Asia Pulp and Paper guilty of peatland clearance and fuelling forest fires in Indonesia
As the fire season looms in Indonesia, Greenpeace Southeast Asia revealed that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest pulp and paper company, owned by the Sinar Mas Group, has been actively clearing Sumatran peatland for pulpwood plantations in direct breach of its own commitments to preserve and restore carbon-rich ecosystems and…
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Real-time counter tracks cost of air pollution during COVID-19
The cost of air pollution counter, developed by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and IQAir AirVisual, reveals the impact of air pollution in 28 cities around the world since 1 January, 2020.
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Greenpeace Philippines statement on the signing into law of the Anti-Terror Bill
We at Greenpeace believe that activism is essential for a better normal. We will continue to speak out and act in solidarity, ensuring that those whose voices remain unheard will be heard. We will not be silenced.
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Greenpeace’s Response to Sime Darby Announcement to Exit from the HCSA Steering Committee
In response to Sime Darby announcement to exit from the HCSA steering committee, Grant Rosoman Global Forest Solutions Coordinator for Greenpeace International said:
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Greenpeace Philippines joins calls to scrap anti-terror bill
“Activism is not a crime--it is a prerequisite to a green, just and peaceful society. Empowered participation and collective citizen action in political discourse, including in opposing harmful government policies and business practices, are vital in protecting the health and well-being of Filipinos and the environment on which we depend."
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Waste trade woes: Plastic waste from developed countries add to Malaysia’s environmental crisis
In their latest report, The Recycling Myth 2.0, Greenpeace Malaysia found hazardous substances and chemicals that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment through a series of investigations involving water and soil sampling at four sites in Selangor and Kedah, Malaysia
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Shocking images of critically endangered tiger caught in a trap
A critically endangered Sumatran tiger trapped in a snare in a pulp concession operated bay Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) - one of the world’s biggest paper producers - has died after days without access to food and water. PT Arara Abadi, the concession where the tiger was found, has recorded one…