Manaus, 7 October, 2022 – An area of the Amazon almost twice the size of New York City was deforested in September, according to alerts from the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE)’s system DETER. 1,455 km2 is the largest area ever recorded for the month of September. The data shows an increase of 48% compared to the same month last year. 2022 has seen record-breaking numbers of fires and deforestation. From January to September, 8,590 km² of the Amazon was deforested (11 times the size of NYC). And in the past three years, an area larger than Belgium was deforested in the Amazon accordi ..read more

São Paulo, 7 September 2022 – 16,698 fire hotspots were registered in the Amazon just in the first week of September, according to the Brazilian Space Agency (INPE), almost as many registered in the entire month of September last year (16,742 hotspots). Photos and videos of the fires and smoke are available in the Greenpeace Media Library. Cristiane Mazzetti, senior forest campaigner for Greenpeace Brazil, said:“On the day Brazil celebrates its 200th Independence Anniversary, and in the same week the Day of the Amazon was celebrated, the number of fires in the Amazon only reinforce the country ..read more

It’s said that you should never talk about politics or religion at the dinner table. But there’s another taboo topic that’s being avoided come tea time. Meat and dairy reduction. Before you threaten me with your fork please hear me out. Our deep emotional and cultural connections to the food we eat is blocking us from seeing that excessive meat and dairy production is one of the biggest threats to our planet. Even though the government’s own food experts are calling for significant meat and dairy reduction, the government is ignoring them, leaving it out of the new Food Strategy altogether. Th ..read more

Manaus, 08 July 2022 – Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest has reached a new all-time record for the first half of the year, fuelling concerns that this climate-critical habitat is being pushed to the brink of collapse.   3,988 square kilometers – an area five times the size of New York City – has been deforested in the Amazon between January and June 2022, according to official data published today by the Brazilian Space Agency INPE. This is the highest deforestation rate ever recorded for this time period. It comes after the agency released data last week that revealed ..read more

Manaus, 01 July 2022 – Official data published today by the Brazilian Space Agency INPE shows 2,562 fire hotspots have been recorded in the Amazon during the month of June, the highest level since 2007 [1]. The fire hotspots in the Amazon typically result from the burning of felled rainforest for agriculture, including the clearance for cattle pasture, or crops for animal feed.   This month’s fire hotspots follow soaring rates of deforestation throughout the first half of 2022 [2]. And experts are anticipating continued high numbers of fires in 2022 as the dry season starts in the Am ..read more

Projections on London’s Tower Bridge last night called for “Justice for Dom and Bruno” and for the UK Government to act following the announcement yesterday of the murders of British Journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Four slides read: JUSTICE FOR DOM & BRUNO/ MURDERED IN THE AMAZON/ BORIS MUST CALL OUT BOLSONARO/ PROTECT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS PROTECT THE AMAZON Download photos and video here Greenpeace UK organised the projection and today is calling on Boris Johnson to condemn the two men’s murders and finally stand up to President Bolsonaro’s racist and a ..read more

  Demand justice for Dom and Bruno   This morning, we received the heartbreaking news that Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips were murdered for protecting the Amazon. Bruno Pereira had defended Indigenous rights for a long time and previously worked for Funai, the Brazil government’s Indigenous agency. Dom Phillips covered under-reported stories from marginalised groups, often taking on risky assignments over the 15 years he lived in Brazil. They were last seen on Sunday 5 June travelling on the Itaquaí river in north-west Brazil. This region is known ..read more

The UK is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with a staggering 84% of us living in towns and cities. Since the industrial revolution, our urban areas have expanded and sprawled. This process largely happened at the expense of the natural world, with a loss of green space and increase in pollution. However, up and down the country, local communities are bucking historical trends and starting to re-green their towns and cities. People are working together and finding ingenious ways to restore the natural world in urban environments. Urban greening does more than just change the lo ..read more

Overnight, Brazil’s Federal Police have confirmed that Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have been murdered following a confession by two men under arrest and the location of human remains.  Responding to the news, Pat Venditti, executive director of Greenpeace UK said:“We are shocked and saddened beyond words by this devastating news, and our hearts and thoughts are with the families and friends of Bruno and Dom.  “These brave, passionate and determined men were murdered while doing their vital work of shining a light on the daily threats Indigenous Peoples in Brazil face as they defen ..read more

A 50-strong gathering of family members, journalists and civil society organisations held vigil at the Brazilian Embassy in London this morning to urge Brazilian authorities to scale up the search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira.  Download images and video from the event  The pair were last seen early Sunday (June 5) while travelling by boat on the Itaquaí River in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, near the border with Peru. They had been monitoring the conflicts between the Indigenous people of the Amazon regio ..read more