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IGA supermarkets wiping out last remaining Sumatran tigers
Press release – 25 July, 2011New footage of dying tiger linked to toilet paper brands in AustraliaSydney, 25 July 2011 : Shocking new video footage, showing the agonising death of an endangered tiger, has been released today by Greenpeace, along with revelations linking the destruction of tiger habitats with toilet paper being sold in IGA…
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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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Landmark forest protection deal at risk from industry
Press release – 24 November, 2010A landmark US$1 billion deal between Indonesia and Norway – intended to halt deforestation and reduce carbon emissions – is in danger of being squandered.zoom Oil Palm Plantation in Borneo © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace Expansion plans show how palm oil, paper and pulp sectors intend to utilise the Indonesian…
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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…
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A chance to change history
Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo, is in Indonesia for the Rainbow Warrior’s ‘Turning the Tide’ tour. I’ve arrived in Indonesia – a country at the frontier of deforestation and climate change. Indonesia is the planet’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, largely due to deforestation. Its indigenous communities are losing their homes and livelihoods.…
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Will notorious forest destroyer Sinar Mas come clean?
The short answer: not likely. In fact, not only are they not likely to come ‘clean’, but we have just released fresh evidence that Sinar Mas’ notorious forest destroying practices continue unabated and in direct violation of the company’s own environmental commitments on protecting forests and peatlands. Sinar Mas is Indonesia’s largest palm oil, and pulp…
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Major Australian paper companies destroy Tiger and Orangutan habitat
Press release – 16 June, 2010Jakarta/Sydney 6 June 2010 –Major paper producers in Australia are driving Sumatran tigers and orang-utans to extinction by selling products made from the trashing of Indonesia’s rainforests, a new Greenpeace report reveals today.The report – Pulping the Planet – shows how major international companies such as KFC and Walmart are…
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Awesome Win For Canada’s Boreal Forest
After the Nestlé announcement last week, the good news just keeps on coming. Our Canadian colleagues are thrilled about a new, far-reaching agreement between campaign groups and logging companies that should see vast areas of the country’s boreal forest protected. After 7 years of campaigning to save the boreal forest, Greenpeace was pretty thrilled to…
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Nestlé Pull Greenpeace Ad From YouTube
Have a break? from Greenpeace UK on Vimeo.
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Are You Eating Forest Destruction?
The rampant expansion of the palm oil industry is having a devastating effect on the environment and is a disaster for global climate change. And it’s happening right on our doorstep. Every day, huge areas of forest in our neighbouring countries are being cleared to make way for new plantations, causing greenhouse gas emissions to…