On Earth Day, Global Coalition Delivers Mass Petition to Wall Street Banks Demanding Action to Protect the Amazon
Petition delivery accompanied by dramatic, building-size projection action in Midtown Manhattan ***Photos available here New York, NY — On Earth Day, a coalition of international conservation and Indigenous rights organizations…
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…
The soy industry just gutted the Amazon’s best protection
The agreement that kept the Amazon rainforest from turning into a giant soybean field is falling apart after grain traders backed out of it.
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…
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…
Mining and Money 2025: Financial Faultlines in the Energy Transition
While climate action demands an urgent shift away from fossil fuels, the current race to extract so-called ‘transition minerals’ is repeating the same violent, exploitative and unsustainable practices that have defined the fossil fuel era.