TOKYO, Japan, March 29 2021: Japanese NGO Kiko Network, along with three individual investors, have just filed Japan’s second ever climate resolution on a Japanese financial institution, this time on…
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Yuki Sekimoto, Rainforest Action Network, Japan Communications Coordinator yuki.sekimoto@ran.org, +81(0)80 4005 2489 TOKYO – Today, several newspapers have reported that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group（MUFG）is considering the announcement of…
Climate activists demand MUFG end financing of extreme fossil fuels and deforestation ***Photos available at ran.org/mufg San Francisco – Dozens of environmental, Indigenous, and human rights advocates staged an action…
The rainforest destruction we observed in Mahakam Ulu is already making its way into products sold globally.
SAN FRANCISCO / JAKARTA — A new investigation released today reveals that Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has continued financing Royal Golden Eagle (RGE)—the pulp and paper conglomerate controlled…
Nine years after RGE committed to ending deforestation, concessions in its supply chain are actively clearing rainforests.
Around the world, Indigenous communities are on the frontlines of defending the planet’s remaining tropical forests, and their victories are becoming powerful examples of how land rights can drive environmental…
San Francisco, CA – A groundbreaking new analysis by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and geospatial mapping partner TheTreeMap reveals that illegal canal construction inside Indonesia’s protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve…
Collaborative action is urgently needed to stop deforestation and degradation of peatlands within the Orangutan Capital of the World.
RAN challenges Japan’s largest bank for failing on climate, human rights, and governance July 2, 2025 — Tokyo, Japan — Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a U.S.-based environmental NGO headquartered in…