Rainforest Action Network: Brazil’s New Forest Finance Facility Risks Reinforcing the Same Broken System It Seeks to Fix
Belém, Brazil – November 10, 2025 As world leaders gather in Belém for COP30, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) warns that the newly launched Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) could fall…
Media Brief: The Forests and Finance Coalition and Rainforest Action Network at COP30
Rainforest Action Network recognizes the immense stakes for people and the planet dependent on the outcome of the global negotiations underway at COP30, Nov 11-21 in Belem, Brazil. RAN’s forty…
New Report Exposes How Global Banks and Investors Are Still “Banking on Biodiversity Collapse” — Coalition Calls for Financial Regulation to Halt Deforestation
São Paulo, Brazil – As world leaders will soon convene in Brazil for COP30, a new report from the Forests & Finance Coalition reveals that finance for sectors driving tropical…
Long Live the Leuser Ecosystem!
Conflict Palm Oil Expansion Persists: Vigilance is Needed to Protect the Leuser Ecosystem from Deforestation In August 2025, major brands and palm oil traders launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil…
“Greenwash.” Rainforest Action Network Responds to Asia Pulp and Paper’s New Forest Policy
Gemma Tillack, Rainforest Action Network’s forest policy director issued the following response: There is nothing “Forest Positive” about Asia Pulp and Paper – A notorious forest destroyer that is becoming one of…
Exposing the Financial Fault Lines in the (Un)Just Energy Transition: New Report Exposes Billions in High-Risk Mining Finance
San Francisco, CA — [September 3, 2025] — A new report released today by the Forests & Finance Coalition, with support from global civil society partners, warns that the global…
New Hope for Aceh’s Unique and Biodiverse Forests: The Launch of the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group
Aceh, Indonesia – A groundbreaking step toward forest conservation and responsible palm oil production has been achieved with the official launch of the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group (ASPOWG)…
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…
Forest Stewardship Council Risks Reputation by Lifting Suspension of Asia Pulp & Paper’s Remedy Process
Civil Society criticizes the move, citing failure to conclude investigations into the scope of forestry giant’s empire and gross misrepresentation of community views. This week, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)…