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Photos from the Amazon win international award

Eucalyptus plantations surround an area of rainforest in the Amazon: one of Daniel's winning images ©Greenpeace/Beltrá Photographs illustrating the environmental problems we're facing provide one of...

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If feeding fish to cows is the answer, somebody's asking the wrong question...

Fish? No thanks, I'm vegetarian... © CC Michelle Lyles Sometimes, you are a bit dumbfounded by stories that make the news. Seriously, you couldn't make some of it up, could you? I couldn't let this one...

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Does rice really need to be genetically modified?

The Philippine rice terraces, a UNESCO Living Cultural Heritage site, has been declared a genetically-modified organism (GMO) free zone In the world of food staples, rice has a pretty iconic status....

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Amazon traders promise to boycott soya from "cheating farmers"

Huge areas in the Amazon rainforest are illegally logged to clear land for soya plantations © Greenpeace/BeltraSome good news just in from Brazil, where soya traders have reinforced their commitment to...

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Rice is life: traditional farming in China

In a new photo essay, rice farming in southern China is put under the spotlight to show how traditional methods are still working well without any tinkering from the GM industry. John Novis is the head...

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Peddling ecological farming in India

Reyes works for Greenpeace's Research Labratories and is normally based in Exeter but she's just begun a year long project working with our office in India. Reyes already wrote for the blog relay last...

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Nike agree to stop buying Amazon leather following Greenpeace report

22 July, 2009 The global sportswear company Nike has announced that it is to stop buying leather from the Amazon region of Brazil, following concerns that its shoes and trainers could be driving the...

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Brazilian leather giant commits to Amazon cattle moratorium following...

13 August, 2009 One of the world's largest leather suppliers, and Brazil's second-largest beef exporter today backed Greenpeace's call for a moratorium on the purchase of cattle from farms involved in...

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Climate change isn't corking news

Victor_Nuno / Flickr Chardonnay, Hermitage, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Merlot, Pinot Noir - France and the production of classic wines go hand-in-hand. The French combine the cultural...

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How cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest

Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons 8 August, 2008

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Global campaigns

Greenpeace is an international organisation, working across the globe on several priority campaigns. As well as the campaigns we're currently focusing on in the UK - climate change, protecting forests,...

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GARDENING ACTIVITY

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Bumblebee on a flower

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Buzz killers: UK blocking bee-killing pesticide ban

All rights reserved. Credit: Steve Erwood / GreenpeaceYou don't have to be Einstein to work here...Image caption:  You don't have to be Einstein to work here... In a shock to the scientific community,...

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Clone of Global campaigns

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