The Leuser Ecosystem has come a long way, but its future is still uncertain
A critically threatened rainforest sits at a crossroads—will it become a global model for rainforest conservation, or will it disappear piece by piece?
10 Years in the Leuser Ecosystem
Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem sits at a crossroads—will it become a global model for rainforest conservation, or will it disappear piece by piece?
Protesters Confront Mondelēz Over Deforestation and Human Rights Failures At Shareholder Meeting
Chicago, IL – As Mondelēz International (Nasdaq: MDLZ) prepares for its 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, public pressure is mounting. Today, activists gathered outside the company’s Chicago headquarters, calling…
The maker of Oreos is not taking its human rights responsibilities seriously
Rising authoritarianism is eroding basic democratic principles and human rights around the world, and corporations aren’t doing enough about it.
RAN responds to Mondelēz’s ESG Annual Report
Mondelēz, the maker of Oreos, released its annual Snacking Made Right Report a few weeks before the company’s annual shareholder meeting, which will be held on May 21, 2025. Rainforest…
Japanese Megabank MUFG Found to be Financing Massive Carbon Bomb in Indonesia’s Peatlands
JAKARTA/TOKYO — An explosive new investigation by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has uncovered that Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has been financing one of Indonesia’s worst environmental…
Animal feed is the new, silent planetary killer
The increasing use of palm oil in animal feed has deepened an unholy alliance between palm oil and animal agriculture, two planet-destroying industries, with the potential to dramatically accelerate tropical deforestation.
Japanese Megabank MUFG Finances Massive Carbon Bomb in Indonesia’s Peatlands
Fires caused by the expansion of industrial plantations in peatlands remain one of the largest contributors to Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions. They also cause public health crises and cause billions of dollars of economic loss and damage.
Palm oil lobbyists water down Europe’s anti-deforestation law
Lobbyists want the EU to give smallholders a pass on EUDR requirements, a dangerous gamble for Indonesia’s rainforests.
Elites posing as small farmers destroy critical rainforests in Indonesia
Smallholders grow about 40% of Indonesia’s oil palm, but they’re not all the same — some run their plots like mini corporate plantations, complete with managers and heavy machinery.