Here is a creative nonviolent way to protect forests from abuse: Women are marrying trees in Mexico.
See this article:
https://www.treehugger.com/conservation/why-are-women-marrying-trees-mexico.html
Excessive plastic is an environmental problem.
Here is a simple solution anyone can do to nonviolently resist excessive packaging:
In about 1969 a friend used to unwrap packages after paying for them at the retail stores. He said he did not want to buy the packaging — just the products inside. The stores could throw away the unnecessary packaging. Perhaps we need a NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT to force companies to STOP EXCESSIVE PACKAGING.