Billionaire coup: How extreme wealth is killing the planet
The uber-wealthy are propping up an unequal system of ever-increasing consumption and production, driving emissions and environmental harm at the expense of others’ land, resources, and autonomy.
Organized people beat organized money—again
After years of stonewalling and greenwashing, Procter & Gamble—the $361 billion multinational known best for its laundry detergent, razor blades, toilet paper and, sadly, rainforest destruction—has finally started to budge….
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.
The Leuser Ecosystem has come a long way, but its future is still uncertain
A critically threatened rainforest sits at a crossroads—will it become a global model for rainforest conservation, or will it disappear piece by piece?
Big Win: Chubb No Longer Insures Calcasieu Pass LNG!
After impacted fishing families, RAN, and global allies exposed major insurer Chubb was insuring one of the biggest methane export terminals in the country, we pulled the new policy and…
The maker of Oreos is not taking its human rights responsibilities seriously
Rising authoritarianism is eroding basic democratic principles and human rights around the world, and corporations aren’t doing enough about it.
Animal feed is the new, silent planetary killer
The increasing use of palm oil in animal feed has deepened an unholy alliance between palm oil and animal agriculture, two planet-destroying industries, with the potential to dramatically accelerate tropical deforestation.