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I’m scum? Well I’m not destroying rainforests
In the last few days I’ve learnt that I’m “scum”, “a bloody idiot”, “a bloody hypocrite of epic proportions” and even had an abusive comment in ape language translated for me. People say you have to be thick-skinned as a campaigner but frankly this is pretty tame (and uncreative) compared to what I might cop…
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APP rehomes a tiger after cutting down its forest home
The news from Indonesia today that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has moved a tiger from one part of South Sumatra province to another in order to protect it. Blogpost by Greenpeace UK This is supposed to prove that company has green stripes. But, as with anything emanating from the APP publicity machine, scratch beneath…
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Lego shows leadership in tackling deforestation
But are other toy companies throwing rainforest destruction out of the pram? When Ken dumped Barbie last month Mattel was not the only toy company put under the spotlight for their role in rainforest destruction. Our investigation showed that Hasbro, Lego and Disney are also wrapping toys in paper products coming from Indonesian rainforests. …
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The toy sector and APP’s deforestation problem
It’s been a busy few days since the latest phase of our campaign to stop deforestation in Indonesia got underway. There are now signs that both Mattel and Lego are preparing to make changes in the way they buy their packaging. Blogpost by Zulfahmi, Greenpeace South East Asia Mattel’s latest statement, released on Friday…
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Online Campaign Against Mattel Silenced by Questionable Trademark Claims
As part of Greenpeace’s Barbie campaign to draw attention to Mattel’s use of packaging connected to deforestation in Indonesia Greenpeace USA ran satirical Facebook ads like the one above. After running the ads for three days, we received a notice late last night that the ads were being removed due to a third-party complaint on…
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Time to tell Mattel
I have a hard time saying no. This has always been a problem for me, but has been especially true when it comes to my kids. Which is why we have an annual clean out of toys in our house, and often come across barely touched puzzles and cuddly animals to put in the basket…
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How Barbie Broke Ken’s Heart: Her Indonesian Deforestation Habit
Yes it’s true, Ken has dumped Barbie – he’s upset since he discovered that she’s intent on trashing rainforests and pushing critically-endangered wildlife, like tigers, towards extinction. Blog post by Bustar Maitar, Head of Greenpeace’s Forest Campaign in Indonesia Heartbroken Ken decided to take dramatic action to let Barbie know just how he feels. …
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Who remembers their new year’s resolution?
Lauren is one of 19 people heading to Sumatra on the Greenpeace Jungle Challenge this October. Taking the challenge was all part of her New Year’s Resolution to get off her butt and help save one of the world’s most incredible forests. She explains her motivation, and invites us all to her fundraising ‘Jungle Party’…
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Rainforest protection plans reward the industries destroying forests
The majority of the world’s remaining rainforests are in developing countries. So it makes sense that the wealthiest nations provide money to protect them since they are responsible for a greater share of global emissions, not to mention the fact that they buy most of the products from rainforest destruction. In Cancun a formal agreement…
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Sumatran tigers take over international paper awards
[youtube]https://youtu.be/uuxiEuBjUIM[/youtube] Greenpeace published a report in July showing how the last wild Sumatran tigers are threatened with extinction by the practices of Indonesia’s biggest pulp and paper producer, Asia Pulp and Paper, (APP). We thought that was reason enough to give APP a ‘Golden Chainsaw Award’ to mark the International Pulp and Paper Awards in…