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,…
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)…
Palm oil producers are draining the life out of the Orangutan Capital of the World
Illegal drainage canals are turning the soil into a flammable carbon bomb inside the Orangutan Capital of the World.
Another reason to oppose war—its environmental fallout
The coming decades spell trouble for the two billion or so people living in or near conflict zones, and they also paint a dire picture for one of the frequently unheeded casualties of war—the environment.
Japan’s largest bank blinked, and then peatlands burned
MUFG acquired one of Indonesia’s largest banks, yet failed to vet its client list, which includes firms responsible for egregious acts of peatland destruction.
A playbook for combating corporate land theft emerges in Borneo
Indonesia’s pro-corporate land use system has caused devastating deforestation, but one Indigenous community is fighting back—and winning.
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?
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…
Challenging Corporate Power for 40 Years, And Counting
The fight for people and planet has always been a challenge. And everyone at RAN — and everyone who has supported RAN over the past 40 years — takes that challenge very seriously. That is why we build long-term, strategic and effective campaigns that have made a real difference.
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,…