New Investigation Reveals Agri Giant First Resources Apparent Laundering of Deforestation-linked Palm Oil into ‘Sustainable’ Global Markets
Rainforest Action Network findings suggest Singapore-listed First Resources misled shareholders, buyers, and regulators regarding their integration with shadow companies that are amongst the largest destroyers of forests in Indonesia San…
New Assessment Finds Financial Regulators Failing to Turn Biodiversity Commitments into Binding Rules
Global review of 11 strategically important financial jurisdictions finds no comprehensive restrictions on financing deforestation and ecosystem conversion ahead of UN biodiversity summit YEREVAN, Armenia — October 21, 2026 —…
New Global Analysis Finds Banks Pumped USD 595 Billion into High-Risk Agribusiness and Mining in Tropical Forest Regions Since 2020
First combined analysis of agribusiness and mineral mining financial flows exposes growing biodiversity impacts from banks and investors AMSTERDAM, October 14, 2026 — The world’s largest banks and investors continue…
How a Decade of Advocacy Became a Documentary
Picture a rhinoceros in a rainforest. Add in orangutans swinging above, and elephants and tigers prowling below. There is only one place on our planet you could be — the…
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) welcomes meaningful steps by Mondelēz International to strengthen protections for Human Rights Defenders.
Mondelēz International, maker of Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Sour Patch Kids, has made significant improvements in its approach to protecting Human Rights Defenders, making these a contractual obligation to suppliers….
The Iran War is reaching the world’s rainforests
Everyone knows by now that the war in Iran — a devastating conflict already exacting a heavy human toll — is disrupting the flow of oil around the world. It’s…
On National Oreo Cookie Day, Activists Stage Coast-to-Coast “Stop Oreo Day” Actions Demanding Mondelēz Protect Forests and Human Rights Defenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***Photos available here (Flickr gallery link) Protests in at least a dozen major U.S. cities, plus distributed consumer actions nationwide, target Mondelēz HQs, Oreo facilities, and retail…
Mondelēz CEO Faces Deforestation and Human Rights Protest at Wall Street Consumer Conference
Rainforest Action Network challenges Oreo maker during plenary address at CAGNY, calling for binding protections for forests and human rights defenders Orlando, FL / San Francisco, CA — Human rights…
Looking Ahead: Meeting the Moment in 2026
At Rainforest Action Network we are beginning the new year reflecting on the most urgent question of our times: What future are we creating together? This question drives our work,…
Rainforest Action Network Resigns from the Forest Stewardship Council, Citing Loss of Credibility
Founding member warns FSC label cannot be trusted San Francisco — Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has resigned from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ending more than 30 years of membership…