A Brazilian Indigenous delegation in Europe, banners in the Baltic, and nuclear waste in Switzerland – here are a selection of images from Greenpeace work around the world this week.

Europe – Representatives of Indigenous communities in Brazil tour Europe with giant letters spelling ‘Amazonia’, to raise awareness of the impacts of deforestation in the critical Amazon biome, and Europe’s role in protecting it. These images were captured in France and Luxembourg.

Baltic Sea – The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise visited the Baltic Sea as part of the European campaign against fossil gas. There, Greenpeace activists from Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy paid a visit to the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which used to carry fossil gas from Russia to Europe. Greenpeace Poland demands a definitive shut down of the Nord Stream pipelines, a phase-out of Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and a full phase-out of gas across the EU by 2035 the latest.

Switzerland – Greenpeace Switzerland installed and then dismantled a giant wooden barrel, painted to look like a radioactive waste container, near the Versam-Safien train station. This symbolic action was intended to highlight the risks of nuclear power and mark the debate on Switzerland’s energy future. This marks the starting point of a Roadshow where the Barrel will be installed in four cities in Switzerland.

Indonesia – Protests in Jakarta condemn violence and injustice, demand the release of activists, accountability for human rights violators, cuts to government officials’ allowances, and address economic disparities, particularly the unfair tax burden imposed on ordinary people while the super-rich and elite benefit.

Protesters from the Labor Movement with the People (GEBRAK). Under the banner “The People Sue,” they called for an end to government repression, the release of detained activists, lower taxes, reduced prices for essential goods, and the swift approval of the Asset Confiscation Bill. The demonstration was a call to action titled: The People Sue.

Romania – Greenpeace Romania activists project an animated video onto an IKEA store, using the company’s signature instruction manual style to expose its role in the destruction of old-growth forests in Romania’s Carpathians. The action marks the launch of a new Greenpeace CEE report linking IKEA to the ongoing loss of High Biodiversity Value Forests: nearly 59 km² destroyed in 2024 alone, an area larger than 8,200 football fields.

Brazil – On the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Greenpeace Brazil activists created a giant, 150-meter-long slogan that read: “Independence from Fossil Fuels,” an allusion to September 7th, the date Brazil celebrates its independence. The peaceful demonstration also aimed to draw attention to the dangerous advance of oil exploration in the Amazon River Basin.

“The true independence we should seek and celebrate today, September 7th, is the one that frees us from fossil fuels. However, this cry for freedom remains stuck in our throats, as we still lack the prospect of an energy transition plan that is fair and worthy of the climate leadership Brazil seeks to exercise,” warns Mariana Andrade, Greenpeace Brazil’s Oceans spokesperson.

Argentina – Greenpeace activists stand with a banner reading “Crimen Ambiental” (Environmental Crime). Greenpeace Argentina toured the Chaco (“El Impenetrable” area) to document illegal clearings. Greenpeace reports that nearly 170,000 hectares have been deforested in the province since the courts suspended the clearings in November 2020.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands – Greenpeace International’s landmark anti-intimidation lawsuit against Energy Transfer continues uninterrupted in the Netherlands after a North Dakota judge yesterday rejected the US-based fossil fuel pipeline company’s request for an anti-suit injunction, an attempt to avoid accountability under the European Union’s anti-SLAPP laws.[1][2] Greenpeace International’s lawsuit follows Energy Transfer’s back-to-back abusive lawsuits in the US and calls upon the EU’s anti-SLAPP directive.[3]

Mads Christensen, Executive Director, Greenpeace International said: “Energy Transfer won’t be able to bully its way out of facing accountability for its attacks on free speech. We will continue to resist all forms of intimidation and explore every option to hold Energy Transfer accountable for repeated attempts at silencing our free speech.

“Something absolutely vital is at stake in Greenpeace International’s groundbreaking anti-SLAPP case against Energy Transfer in the Netherlands: The ability of people to hold corporate polluters to account for the devastation they’re causing. We look forward to seeing Energy Transfer in court in Amsterdam.” 

Energy Transfer, the pipeline company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, asked North Dakota District Court Judge James D. Gion on 22 July 2025 to issue an anti-suit injunction protecting it from the anti-SLAPP lawsuit filed by Greenpeace International in the Netherlands.[4] Energy Transfer requested relief from the same North Dakota District Court that is still deciding on a final judgment in its pending intimidation lawsuit against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US. Judge Gion has not yet delivered a final judgment in that case.[5]

Daniel Simons, Senior Legal Counsel Strategic Defense, Greenpeace International said: ”Energy Transfer’s aggressive attempt to stop Greenpeace International from pursuing justice and restitution under EU law is very much in character. After filing back-to-back abusive lawsuits in the US, Energy Transfer clearly fears a jurisdiction that has protections against abusive SLAPP lawsuits. These panicked moves show the power of the EU’s new anti-SLAPP directive is being felt. This legislation is intended to protect those who speak out for the public good from exactly the type of bullying lawsuit that Energy Transfer is waging in the US.” 

Almost simultaneously with the North Dakota judge’s decision, Energy Transfer responded in Greenpeace International’s anti-SLAPP case in the Netherlands, filing a motion with the Amsterdam District Court with yet more attempts to avoid accountability under Dutch and EU law.[6]

Energy Transfer’s back-to-back SLAPPs are part of a wave of abusive lawsuits filed by Big Oil companies like Shell, Total, and ENI against Greenpeace entities in recent years. This includes Greenpeace France successfully defeating TotalEnergies’ SLAPP on 28 March 2024, and Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace International forcing Shell to back down from its SLAPP on 10 December 2024.

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Notes:

[1] District Court Opinion Denying Motion for Anti-Suit Injunction 

[2] Greenpeace International sent a Notice of Liability to Energy Transfer on 23 July 2024, informing the pipeline giant of Greenpeace International’s intention to bring an anti-SLAPP lawsuit against the company in a Dutch Court. After Energy Transfer declined to accept liability on multiple occasions (September 2024, December 2024), Greenpeace International initiated the first test of the European Union’s anti-SLAPP Directive on 11 February 2025 by filing a lawsuit in Dutch court against Energy Transfer. The case was officially registered in the docket of the Court of Amsterdam on 2 July, 2025. Greenpeace International seeks to recover all damages and costs it has suffered as a result of Energy Transfers’s back-to-back, abusive lawsuits demanding hundreds of millions of dollars from Greenpeace International and the Greenpeace organisations in the US. 

[3] Energy Transfer’s first lawsuit was filed in US federal court under the RICO Act – the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a US federal statute designed to prosecute mob activity. The case was dismissed, with the judge stating the evidence fell “far short” of what was needed to establish a RICO enterprise. The federal court did not decide on the state law so Energy Transfer promptly filed a new case in a North Dakota state court with these and other state law claims. In the North Dakota state case, a Morton County jury found Greenpeace defendants liable for a perverse amount of damages, more than US$660 million, despite the lack of evidence presented during the trial.

[4] Notice of Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for Anti-Suit Injunction

[5] Still no evidence and still no final judgment in Energy Transfer lawsuit

[6] In a motion filed with the Amsterdam District Court on 9 September, 2025, Energy Transfer asked the Court to rule it has no jurisdiction to hear Netherlands-based Greenpeace International’s anti-SLAPP case, or in the alternative, to pause the case until the proceedings in North Dakota have concluded.

Contacts:

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A space to share, reflect and rethink non-profits’ missions and values in the context of technology 

Digital technologies continue to reshape our world. While we can observe that their permeation into all aspects of life has significant environmental impact, we can also see a powerful opportunity at the intersection of innovation and responsibility: digital-sustainable co-transformation. Greenpeace International invites all leaders and practitioners of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), registered charities or civil society organisations to explore how we can seize this opportunity at the 2^nd Digital Transformation Conference, on October 23rd, 2025.

This year’s conference theme is inspired by the joint case study between Greenpeace Germany and Leuphana University Lueneburg that offers insights into how at Greenpeace we take a value-based approach to manage digital transformation. The goal is to gather, exchange and learn how our sector can lead the digital-sustainable co-transformation charge, in the modern world.

Why co-transformation is so critical for non-profit organisations 

The climate crisis, tech dependency, resource scarcity and digital inequality are shared challenges for all value-driven organisations trying to engage, fundraise, lobby, deliver aid or win campaigns. We are forced to use Big Tech to run operations, have online presences in oligarch-owned social media and confront billionaires already planning the techno-capitalism era, but do we have the tools to do this? Do we fully understand the social impact of AI, for our work? Is a carbon-free digital footprint possible, in the cloud-based era? Using digital technology inevitably raises the digital sustainability dilemma: while it can help us improve sustainability, the technology itself is not sustainable.

The conference aims to gather tech specialists in the sector to discuss these digital sustainability issues. However, we want this to be more than an event. We want this to be our space to share, reflect and rethink our role in shaping digital tools and our society’s digital transformation in line with our missions and values. Cross-sector exchange massively boosts shared understanding and stronger strategies, especially when resources are limited and ambitions are high.  

Why this space is only for non-profits and value-driven organisations 

The success of the 2024 event brought in some rightful questions to the organising team: why is the event only for nonprofits, academia and civil society? Wouldn’t it be better to open the event to everyone, including Big Tech representatives? How is this conference different from other spaces? 

This conference is a safe space for nonprofit technology leaders to speak freely and exchange thoughts about the common challenges we face and what civil societies can create, propose and develop without solely (or mostly) relying on vendors. All attendees will be asked to provide a .org email address or proof of their affiliation with a non-profit organisation to ensure the eligibility of participants and prevent corporate members from attending using private email addresses.

Agenda and speakers 

While it gets finalised, the agenda already looks packed and inspirational, with sessions covering:

• Digital and sustainability goals in nonprofit organisations; 
• The digital afterlife and circular tech systems;
• Exploring ethical tech and nonprofits relationship with Big Tech;  
• The carbon cost of connectivity and rethinking digital infrastructure;
• AI and the future of nonprofit work;

Colleagues from Aldeias SOS Portugal, Algorithm Watch, Amnesty International, Avaaz, Beyond Fossil Fuels, Internet Society Foundation, Loughborough University, Norwegian Refugee Council, Tactical Tech, University of Agder, University of Amsterdam, University of Münster, University of St. Gallen, Wikimedia Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, UNDP, 350.org and various Greenpeace organisations have already agreed to join as presenters, speakers or moderators. 

Luca Tiralongo is the Head of Digital Transformation and Maria Julia van Boekel Cheola Torres is a Digital Transformation Analyst for Greenpeace International. They are part of the Greenpeace International Digital Transformation Support Centre (DXSC).

Dr. Markus Zimmer is an information systems researcher who studies organisations’ digital transformation, responsible digital transformation and responsible AI.

To know more about how Greenpeace is working with Technology and its Digital Transformation journey, please reach out to the DXSC Team. 

Due to better weather conditions and increased preventive efforts by Brazil’s government, the 2025 Amazon fire season is currently milder than those experienced in recent years. But that doesn’t mean the Amazon is safe. Once the flames die down, the destruction continues. Quieter and slower, but just as deadly. Land grabbing, pasture expansion, and toxic smoke threaten both forests and frontline communities.

Because the Amazon isn’t just being burned. It’s being sold, cleared, fenced, and fed into the global industrial agriculture machine. And at the centre of that machine is Big Ag.

What happens after a fire? Pastures. Cattle. Cash.

In 2024, according to MapBiomas, the Amazon recorded its largest burned area in 40 years, with 15.6 million hectares affected, 117% above average. That figure shocked the world. However, even when fire activity slows, land-grabbing and deforestation persist, driven by farms that feed into an industrial system of meat. Pasture expansion for cattle remains the leading driver of deforestation in the Amazon. 

One of the industry’s biggest players, the meat giant JBS, has been repeatedly linked to deforestation across its massive supply chain. Investigations have found that JBS is connected to over 1.5 million hectares of deforestation in its indirect cattle supply chain. Furthermore, JBS admitted to purchasing 8,785 head of cattle from three ranches owned by Chaules Volban Pozzebon, following a complaint by Greenpeace Brasil, Repórter Brasil, and Unearthed. The rancher was arrested and initially sentenced to 99 years in prison for multiple crimes, including illegal logging, and is considered the country’s most prolific deforester. He was also convicted of using labour analogous to slavery on one of his properties. The purchases were registered as coming from another farm, also owned by Pozzebon, which had been cleared according to socio-environmental criteria. Meanwhile, analysis from Mapbiomas shows that in 2024, 55% of the burnings in the Amazon started in pasturelands, further evidence that fire is a tool, not an accident.

This is not restoration. It’s extraction.

Health impacts and human costs: IPLCs on the frontlines

What’s often left out of headlines is the devastating impact on human health and livelihoods, especially for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

In 2024, smoke from record wildfires blanketed cities across the Brazilian Amazon, turning the air toxic. In Porto Velho, the haze was so thick that schools were forced to close and flights were grounded. Local clinics were soon overwhelmed with patients struggling to breathe, reporting respiratory distress, migraines, and eye irritation, according to the Guardian. 

For IPLCs, these impacts stack onto existing crises: fragile health services, scarce clean water, and the destruction of forest medicines and crops. The haze is more than an inconvenience, it’s a public health emergency that strips people of their right to clean air and undermines entire ways of life.

Yet despite all this, IPLCs remain the backbone of forest defense, standing up to fires and deforestation with little outside support.

This isn’t post-crisis, it’s a slow-motion emergency

When the world’s attention moves on after a provoked fire season, extractive industries move in. The system is designed to appear “normal” while quietly consuming the forest hectare by hectare. Just because the sky is clear doesn’t mean the Amazon is safe. The destruction continues. The resistance grows!

And your voice is needed more than ever.

Have your say and help us spread the message!

This destruction doesn’t need flames to keep spreading. As global leaders prepare for COP30 happening in the heart of the forest in the Brazilian state of Belém in November 2025, the Amazon must be front and centre. Not just as a carbon sink, but as a living, breathing territory under assault.

Leaders attending COP30 need to commit to a five-year “Action Plan for Implementation” (API4Forests) – a concrete decision to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030.

You can help pressure decision-makers by sending a message demanding:

• An end to land grabs and industrial meat expansion into ecosystems like the Amazon.
• Accountability for companies like JBS.
• Full protection for Indigenous rights and territories.
• Real funding for community-led solutions and forest defenders.

Send your message to world leaders before COP30. We will bring them to the world leaders and resist with those living with what comes after the fire.

Alessandro Saccoccio is the Respect the Amazon Project Lead at Greenpeace International.