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Biodiversity? Hang on, it’ll come to me…
December 23rd, 2008That darn agouti, courtesy of Ennor In the environmental campaigning world, we talk a lot about the need to protect biodiversity: how it’s important to beat the ballooning extinction rate and preserve as many different species as we possible. Not only that, we need populations large enough to contain a deep genetic pool so they [...]
The ‘twiddling fingers’ aspect of direct action
November 17th, 2008Reposted from Greenpeace UK, I wrote this while I was waiting for the final stage of our multi-layered direct action in Indonesia to take place. There’s a strange state of mind you enter into during these things, particularly when they’re stretched over the best part of a week. Of course, it’s all over now and [...]
Man vs palm oil tanker: so far, the man is winning
November 10th, 2008Another dawn start today (I’ve already had one in the past week – why can direct actions never start after elevenses?). Yesterday, the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza arrived in Dumai, a large port on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the second largest in Indonesia in terms of palm oil exports, and the latest port of call [...]
Slash And Burn In What Remains Of Sumatra’s Forests
November 6th, 2008Since my last post, the good ship Esperanza has traveled further along the length of Indonesia as part of Greenpeace’s Forests For Climate campaign. We spent a few days in Jakarta to do a lot of media and political work, and to give Javanese Greenpeace supporters a chance to look around the ship and meet [...]
Why Greenpeace Is Exploring Indonesia’s Last Forest Frontier
October 27th, 2008I am happy to welcome Jamie from Greenpeace who will be contributing occasional articles to The Sietch. Normally, the view from my office window is similar to those from many others – there are a few trees, stretches of terraced roofs and a smattering of landmarks (in my case, some of London’s taller financial institutions). [...]
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