RAN Responds to President Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Today is a victory of people power over the fossil fuel industry. Cancelling Keystone XL pipeline is a first step. We need to stop the equally destructive Line 3 tar sands pipeline, as well as the DAPL pipeline and other oil and gas export projects.
Indigenous and Frontline Communities Are Our Best Defense
The most effective and long lasting approach to preventing deforestation and the massive climate pollution it causes is to defend and uphold the territorial land rights of Indigenous peoples. RAN takes leadership and partners closely with Indigenous allies around the world to support their frontline fights to defend their communities from corporate exploitation and abusive government policies.
Amazon Fires: How Can You Help?
If you’re like us, you’ve been watching the news over the last few weeks in horror. The fires in the Amazon are beyond heartbreaking and devastating. Rainforest Action Network and…
A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration From the Amazon
I am Nemonte Nenquimo. My name means Many Stars. My people are the Waorani and our forest is our home. I am a Waorani woman and a mother.
The Day After: And Tomorrow
Our Executive Director, Lindsey Allen’s perspective on the recent US Midterm Elections and what the results mean for the forests, climate, and our work.
Voices from the Frontlines: Rose’s Story
Seventeen-year-old Rose Whipple is from the Santee Dakota and Ho-Chunk nations, and serves as the Twin Cities Organizer for Honor The Earth. She’s working tirelessly to protect her homeland from Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Here’s why.
Life at the Frontlines of Indonesia’s Deforestation and Landgrabbing Crisis
A new campaign from Rainforest Action Network provides a rare look at the communities living at the edge of Indonesia’s rainforests destroyed for pulp and paper production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
How to Support Standing Rock: A Personal FAQ
Hey folks, my name is Brihannala Morgan and I’m a senior forest campaigner at RAN. While my work mostly involves working directly with Indigenous and frontline communities in Indonesia, I…
The Human Cost of Forest Fabrics
Behind the shiny exteriors and glossy magazine advertisements of American fashion brands hides some disturbing truths. Communities like those in Pandumaan-Sipituhuta in Northern Sumatra, featured in the short film below…
Constant Conflict? Unresolved Land Disputes Still Haunt Asia Pulp and Paper
On-the-ground interviews with 17 affected Indonesian communities reveal policy implementation problems while hundreds of unresolved land conflicts remain Nearly two years after Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) made groundbreaking commitments…
