Print this articleAfter a two-year delay, the initial results of a World Bank-financed legal review of logging contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been made public.[1] During a press conference on Monday Environment Minister Jose Endundo announced that 46 of the 156 logging contracts submitted for review are to be converted into legal concessions. No less than 33 of these titles were allocated after a moratorium on new logging titles introduced in May 2002.
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:24:37 +0200
After a two-year delay, the initial results of a World Bank-financed legal review of logging contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been made public.[1] During a press conference on Monday Environment Minister Jose Endundo announced that 46 of the 156 logging contracts submitted for review are to be converted into legal concessions. No less than 33 of these titles were allocated after a moratorium on new logging titles introduced in May 2002.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:38:57 +0200
At 2am this morning, four Greenpeace activists boarded the Windsor Adventure, a coal cargo ship importing coal from Colombia into Spain. Others painted "Quit Coal" in English and Spanish on the ship. The action was in protest against the Spanish government for causing climate change by relying so heavily on coal, the most polluting of all fossil fuels, for the country's energy supply.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0200
Greenpeace today embarked on the Indonesian leg of its "Forests for Climate" ship tour, to shine the spotlight on the rampant destruction of the Paradise Forests - the last remaining ancient forests of Southeast Asia.
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0200
Greenpeace today launched an online database of fishing vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the companies that own them.
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:31:28 +0200
Five leading brands are making significant progress in greening their electronics products, Greenpeace’s latest Guide to Greener Electronics released today reveals (1).
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:30:20 +0200
Confirming Greenpeace's position on the crisis facing Mediterranean bluefin tuna, an independent review panel of international fisheries experts has branded the management of the fishery by government members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as an "international disgrace" in its conclusions, published this week.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:35:38 +0200
British Government Ministers suffered a blow to their energy plans today as six Greenpeace UK volunteers were acquitted of criminal damage by a Crown Court jury in a case that centred on the contribution made to climate change by burning coal.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:09:27 +0200
Greenpeace today applauded Steve Jobs' announcement that Apple's latest batch of revamped iPods - the iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Classic - will now be free of both PVC and BFRs, along with an absence of mercury and the use of arsenic-free glass.
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:34:25 +0200
The Israeli police, guided by the navy, have arrested the
captain of the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior, Daniel Rizzotti, following a peaceful direct action in which two activists painted “Quit Coal”, in English and Hebrew, on the hull of a ship unloading coal to the Ashkelon power plant. The activists along with another 12 crew and passengers, including a photographer and camera man were arrested earlier today.
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:54:51 +0200
A Greenpeace 'low-emissions convoy' will take to the streets of Brussels at noon today, showcasing car models that already meet the EU's emissions target of CO2 per km. The convoy of eight cars, which will stop on Place Luxembourg, outside the European Parliament, illustrates that low emission models are already available and cost-effective for a number of leading carmakers, refuting manufacturers' claims that they need more time to comply.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:06:28 +0200
A celebrity favourite sushi restaurant in London, Nobu, is serving the endangered species northern bluefin tuna to its 'A' list crowd, Greenpeace DNA testing has exposed.
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0200
Activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have today stopped the loading of timber, from a logging concession riddled with illegalities, onto the log ship Harbour Gemini in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The timber was bound for China, a key re-exporter to the EU. The action comes ahead of the European Commission’s proposal of a new law to exclude illegally-harvested timber products from the EU market.
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:59:03 +0200
Solar electricity can contribute largely to the energy needs of two-thirds of the world's population - including those in remote areas - by 2030. This is the main conclusion of the Solar Generation report, published by Greenpeace and the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) today.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:46:03 +0200
As the latest round of UN climate talks came to a close today, Greenpeace urged governments to pick up the pace of the negotiations which, in just over a year, must deliver a global deal to save the climate. The meeting, in Accra, Ghana, showed some progress but still lacked the urgency required to meet the 2009 target.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:37:47 +0200
Just nine months into construction, Areva's new flagship nuclear reactor is already nine months behind schedule. This delay echoes the problems at Areva's previous site in Olkiluoto, Finland, where construction is more than two years behind schedule, more than 2 billion Euro over budget and beset with safety problems.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:28:55 +0200
A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that around 85 tonnes of whale meat, sent to Japan in late May 2008 from Northern Europe, and for which the Japanese government has not yet received an application for import procedures, may have to be discarded.
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:55:21 +0200
The Indonesian province of Riau has pledged to halt the destruction of its forests and peatlands; a move that will prevent billions of tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere.
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:14:05 +0200
Finland, 13 August 2008 — Confidential documents obtained by Greenpeace reveal that basic safety procedures have not been followed in the construction of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) Olkiluoto 3 (0L3) in Finland. Greenpeace is calling for an immediate end to construction work on the reactor.
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:21:07 +0200
Greenpeace activists aboard the Beluga II sailed into the German North Sea today and began placing over 150 granite rocks, each weighing 2-3 tonnes, on the seabed. The aim is to stop fishing in an area which on paper is protected under European law.
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:05:04 +0200
Accra, 5 August 2008 – A Greenpeace analysis of soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals. The report "Chemical contamination at e-waste recycling and disposal sites in Ghana", released today, exposes the extent of environmental contamination caused by recycling and disposal of e-waste in Ghana. (1)