A global tragedy is unfolding in Indonesia this week as fires rage through Tripa Swamp, displacing local communities and threatening hundreds of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans. These fires, initially set…
Forest Monitoring System Improvements Needed to Stop Conflict Palm Oil expansion in world-renowned Leuser Ecosystem Despite the urgent need to protect the world’s last standing rainforests, deforestation outside government allocated…
New RAN video-short lays bare the murky path of illegal palm oil into the supply chains of global brands that the industry would rather remain hidden We know that Conflict…
Deforestation in peat swamp forests increased in 2022, despite declines reported elsewhere in Indonesia During the last week, there has been international acclaim for a decline in the destruction of primary…
After initially denying the evidence, Indonesia’s largest palm oil traders admit that a supplier to major global brands was operating an illegal plantation inside the nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife…
Latest scandal exposes how brands’ ‘No-deforestation’ systems are failing to stop sourcing of deforestation-linked illegal palm oil In September 2022, RAN released the Carbon Bomb Scandals report proving that palm…
RAN calls for urgent action by brands and investigations on suppliers’ illegal operations Royal Golden Eagle Group and other palm oil traders that supply major brands like Procter & Gamble,…
RGE has failed to adhere to no-deforestation commitments, creating liability for global brands and banks still doing business with the rogue company Nearly two years after being exposed for driving…
RAN welcomes the announcement, calls for accelerated action to end deforestation for palm oil and advance rights-based protection and restoration of the Leuser Ecosystem Today, Musim Mas, one of the…
Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem is a shining example of why we need to Keep Forests Standing. It is like no other place in the world; the last place on Earth where Sumatran orangutans, elephants, tigers, rhinos, and sun bears still roam the same habitat. But the survival of the Leuser Ecosystem is at a crossroads. The brands and banks responsible for fueling the destruction of this biodiversity hotspot are global companies with global customers, which is why we need your help to pressure them to take action.
