A New Chapter for Forests and Communities: Launching the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group
The province of Aceh on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, is home to some of the last remaining intact lowland rainforests in Southeast Asia—including the globally significant Leuser Ecosystem,…
Unprecedented Collaborations Point to an Auspicious New Era of Forest Conservation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
Global brands invest in innovative initiatives involving regional governments and civil society Spanning over 6.5 million acres on the island of Sumatra, the Leuser Ecosystem is the last place on…
Following Pressure Campaign, Procter & Gamble Improves Forest Commodities and Human Rights Policies
RAN welcomes the new commitments, calls for further action and real and robust implementation SAN FRANCISCO – After years of campaign pressure from Rainforest Action Network (RAN), along with its…
Rainforest Action Network Exposes Illegal Peatland Destruction in Protected Sumatran Wildlife Reserve with New Satellite Evidence
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…
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…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Mondelēz International’s Updated Deforestation Statement
Amidst increasing pressure and scrutiny from investors and consumer watchdog organizations, Mondelēz International has quietly issued revisions to its statement on deforestation on the company’s website. When it was first…
Real Change in the Leuser or More False Promises?
Illegal ‘Orangutan Capital’ Deforestation Scandal Forces Responses from Global Companies RAN’s recent report, Orangutan Capital Under Siege, documenting illegal palm oil development within Indonesia’s nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve,…
Civil society organizations applaud Canada’s natural resources committee’s call to bring owner of Domtar, (formerly Paper Excellence) to testify
Joint Statement – December 11, 2024 Civil society organizations applaud Canada’s natural resources committee’s call to bring Jackson Wijaya (owner of Domtar, formerly Paper Excellence), as well as Canada’s Industry…
Following Biden’s Historic Amazon Visit, RAN Calls on Global Leaders at COP29 to Restructure the Financial System Driving Deforestation
San Francisco – After Joe Biden made history this week as the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, Rainforest Action Network is calling on global political and…
New Evidence Questions the Credibility of Multi-billion Dollar “Sustainable Finance” Deals Arranged by Japanese Megabank MUFG
As Billions in finance have flowed to the Royal Golden Eagle Group, deforestation connected to the giant conglomerate continued August 27, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – Today, Rainforest Action…