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Yet more proof that Asia Pulp and Paper’s green claims don’t stack up
Another blow has been delivered to the credibility of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), thanks to some excellent work by WWF. In a survey of the certification bodies that APP regularly references to prop up its flimsy claims of sustainability, none of them would support APP’s assertions about its environmental performance. In December, WWF and…
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Victory for the oceans and freedom of speech in Taiwan
Blogpost by YuFen Kao, Greenpeace East Asia I began working for Greenpeace East Asia nearly two years ago, because I always wanted to work on environmental issues and to focus on increasing attention on global issues here in Taiwan. Since I’ve joined Greenpeace, I’ve been focused on changing minds and oceans policy here in Taiwan,…
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“For God’s sake look after our people”
Blogpost by Joss Garman, Greenpeace UK Staring out at the bright, open, broken plains of Arctic sea ice back in September, more than once I was struck by the thought of the early explorers who first trekked across similar icescapes at both of the frozen ends of the planet. My first time stepping down onto…
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Logs don’t lie: foreign corporations are pillaging Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is currently experiencing what may be the most brazenly illegal land grab since its colonial days. Foreign corporations—specifically, logging companies—are allegedly falsifying signatures, paying off police, and lying to the government about their intentions to cut down every tree in the country. Originally posted on Act Now! Blogpost by Hannah Brooks, VICE…
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The future we want? Between hope and despair on the road to the Rio Earth Summit
Blogpost by Daniel Mittler – January 17, 2012 – I have been up at night a lot over the last ten days thinking about the future. You do not have to feel bad for me as the reason was a joyful one: I was carrying around my new born daughter. As I stared at her…
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My Christmas wish: responsible fishing in the Pacific
Blogpost by Sari Tolvanen – December 20, 2011 at 13:31 My job as a Greenpeace oceans campaigner has sent me to lots of places in the past ten years- on land and at sea. Last month, I was in Manila, Philippines to meet with the president of Frabelle fishing corporation, one of the largest Filipino fishing companies.…
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Eyes of the Forest see through greenwash
A new investigative report reveals how Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) – the notorious Indonesian rainforest destroyer – is continuing its destruction of natural tropical forest and drainage of peat soils to make its pulp and paper products. Original blogpost by Nathan Argent – December 14, 2011 APP is the parent company of Australian-based Solaris which…
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Save the Amazon, veto the new Forest Code
Blogpost by Laura Kenyon, Greenpeace International – December 7, 2011 We are edging closer to an “ecological calamity” in the Amazon rainforest and a vote in the Brazilian Senate has pushed us closer to the brink. Yesterday it voted to approve destructive changes to the laws governing forest protection – called the Forest Code –…
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Add your voice to the call for a genuinely historic sanctuary
Right now the Australian government is deciding the fate of Australia’s Coral Sea. The countdown is on to protect nearly one million square kilometres of unique coral reefs, atolls and underwater canyons flanking the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Blogpost by Nathaniel Pelle – December 6, 2011 Just a few weeks back I sailed out…
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Catching pirates from the sky
Pirates, in my imagination, are valiant seafarers in search of richness and glory in the high seas. In the olden days, they where regarded with fear and loathing for tales run wild of ghastly misdemeanors. They rob, hijack and loot treasures – questionable acts indeed. But they exude such an aura of fierceness and might…