RAN’s 2024 Community Action Grants Supported Key Alliances Fighting for Climate Justice

Posted March 11, 2025 in The Understory

Although 2024 brought significant challenges for the climate movement worldwide—ranging from the rise of the global far right to devastating forest fires from California to Patagonia and rising global temperatures—Indigenous and frontline communities remained resilient and unwavering, continuing to lead the movement for climate justice.

Long Isun Fights for Borneo’s Vanishing Rainforests

Posted February 13, 2023 in Campaigns

For more than a decade, the community has fought logging and palm oil development on their ancestral land, which is home to one of the last intact rainforests in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province. The community is fighting to protect some of Borneo’s last intact rainforests from companies connected to Mondelēz and Procter & Gamble — and they need your help.

Frontline and Indigenous Communities are Forest Defenders

Posted October 7, 2020 in Issues

Indigenous and local communities have been successfully protecting and managing their lands since time immemorial. But local and national governments –– not to mention corporations –– fail to recognize their land rights. Research shows that upholding Indigenous land rights is one of the most effective ways of stopping deforestation.

Follow the Lead of Frontline Communities

Posted September 8, 2020 in Campaigns

For over 35 years, we’ve fought to preserve forests, protect the climate, and uphold human rights. Fighting against systemic injustice and partnering with Indigenous and frontline communities have been core values at RAN since our founding in 1985, because we believe that only if human rights and Indigenous rights are respected will we be able to keep forests standing and protect our climate.