How does Greenpeace protect forests?

How does Greenpeace protect forests?

Greenpeace’s investigations team finds out who and what is destroying the forests. For example, we found out that KFC, McDonald’s and Burger King are serving meat that is produced by companies deforesting the Amazon rainforest. Greenpeace makes sure people worldwide know what is happening to our forests.

What is deforestation Greenpeace?

Greenpeace is campaigning for a meaningful, international mechanism to help end forest destruction globally known as REDD (reduced emissions from degradation and deforestation). If it is done well, REDD could benefit biodiversity, humanity, and the climate.

Who is helping stop deforestation?

Deforestation Conservation Groups

• Amazon Watch.
• Conservation International.
• Forest Stewardship Council Canada (FSC)
• Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
• Rainforest Alliance.
• Trees for the Future.

What is the number 1 cause of deforestation?

Agricultural Expansion The conversion of forests into agricultural plantations is a major cause of deforestation. The increase in global demand for commodities, such as palm oil and soybeans, are driving industrial-scale producers to clear forests at an alarming rate.

What foods cause deforestation?

Soy is the main culprit when it comes to deforestation in food. More than 80% of soy is fed to animals such as pigs – which is the pork sausages in your breakfast fry up. Unsustainable soy might also be fed to the chicken’s providing your eggs.

What are the 4 foods that are eating the world’s forest?

So take a look at these common foods that are driving deforestation and consider the downstream impact that your diet might be having on the planet.

• Palm Oil.
• Coffee.
• Cocoa.
• Meat, Dairy, and Eggs.

Is deforestation good or bad?

Deforestation is very bad news for the environment and for the climate. But the science is increasingly certain that deforestation is bad for agriculture too. It causes increases in temperatures as well as changes in rainfall patterns which generally create a drier climate.

Why do we need to stop deforestation?

Keeping forests intact also helps prevent floods and drought by regulating regional rainfall. And because many indigenous and forest peoples rely on tropical forests for their livelihoods, investments in reducing deforestation provide them with the resources they need for sustainable development without deforestation.

Where does deforestation occur the most?

Countries With the Highest Deforestation Rates in the World

• Honduras. Historically many parts of this country were covered by trees with 50% of the land not covered by forests.
• Nigeria. Trees used to cover approximately 50% of the land in this country.
• The Philippines.
• Benin.
• Ghana.
• Indonesia.
• Nepal.
• North Korea.