Jaguars in action - latest update

About 5000 people reported that they had contacted Argentine embassies or the Argentine government directly to object to the destruction of Argentine rain forest.

Read the comments from participants.

Thank you to everyone who made a phone call. The phone campaign combined with the paralysing of bulldozers on the spot by our Greenpeace Jaguar motorcycle team has significantly increased pressure on the Argentine government. We'll keep you informed as this campaign progresses.

Protect Deep Sea Life

Far below the ocean waves lies a dark world rich with life. From depths of 200 metres down to 2000 metres and beyond, the deep sea is home to the largest pool of undiscovered life on earth.

Biologists estimate that somewhere between 500,000 and 100,000,000 marine species have yet to be discovered - and it is under threat.

As traditional fishing grounds have become increasingly depleted trawlers are going further afield and fishing deeper than ever before.

Greenpeace New Zealand has created a beautiful deep sea e-card that you can send to your friends and colleagues - it may take a while to load but it is worth the wait!

Take Action! Write to NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark

Send an e-card Check out the beautiful deep sea life e-card

Rainbow Warrior: Pacific Fisheries in crisis

Greenpeace conservatively estimates the costs of pirate fishing in lost earnings to Pacific Island States is between US$134 million and US$400 million per year - much more than all Pacific Island States earn in fisheries access and licenses fees.

Pirate fishing is a major threat to Pacific fisheries and our marine environment.

The Rainbow Warrior crew has posted an online petition which you can sign. This petition will be delivered to delegates at the first meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Commission in December. It supports those delegates who are willing to put sustainability first.

Take Action! Sign the Rainbow Warrior petition

Follow online as the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior tours the Pacific - check out their weblog!

Protect the North Sea

Our ship the MV Esperanza is out defending the North Sea – documenting the devastating threats to the marine environment.

Overfishing has caused fish stocks to collapse while other activities such as oil, sand and gravel extraction have also taken their toll.

We’re calling for 40 percent of the North and Baltic Seas to be turned into large-scale marine reserves – essentially national parks but at sea.

Please take urgent action now – demand marine reserves by signing our petition to the incoming President of the European Commission and sending an e-letter to UK Environment Minister Elliot Morley.

Take Action! Sign the online petition for EU citizens

Take Action! Send a message to the UK environment minister

Take Action! If you read Dutch you can check out the Steun de Noordzee action

Check out the North Sea weblog to see the latest action news direct from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza!

GE labelling in North America?

The Canadian province of Quebec is considering the mandatory labelling of food products with genetically engineered ingredients.

If this is implemented, it will be the first such requirement in North America. Please write to Quebec Premier Jean Charest and ask him to support such labelling.

Cyber Great Wall

More than 6600 people have sent letters objecting to the global trade in genetically engineered soya and have obtained segments of our Cyber Great Wall.

You can move back and forth along the wall and view the comments left by participants.

Our Soya Challenge challenge will be over soon and we will announce the winner in the next (September) edition of Greenpeace Activist e-News.

Take Action! Check out the cyber wall

Take Action! Get your own wall segment by writing to Bunge

Finnish Government breaks promise!

In the north east of Finland, the government's own logging company has been clearcutting old forest in breach of a moratorium agreed with environmental organisations.

Greenpeace and the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC), in a field trip to the area in May, discovered that Metsähallitus – the Finnish government's logging company - had clearcut in three areas of old-growth forest in the previous six months. Cuts ranged in length to over a kilometre.

Metsähallitus plans to continue logging in grazing areas, seriously threatening the livelihoods of many nomadic herders.