New Palm Oil Mills Threaten Orangutan Capital of The World
Aceh Selatan Is the Frontline of Palm Oil Expansion Threatening the Leuser Ecosystem The forests and peatlands of Indonesia’s nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, within the world renowned Leuser…
Illegal Deforestation Persists in Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park
Forest Monitoring System Improvements Needed to Stop Conflict Palm Oil expansion in world-renowned Leuser Ecosystem Despite the urgent need to protect the world’s last standing rainforests, deforestation outside government allocated…
NEW VIDEO: Inside the Palm Oil Supply Chain; From Indonesia to Your Grocery Store
New RAN video-short lays bare the murky path of illegal palm oil into the supply chains of global brands that the industry would rather remain hidden We know that Conflict…
Climate and Rights Advocates Warn CAGNY Conference Investors that Deforestation and Rights Abuses are Bad For Business
Protestors plan a “welcome party” to expose big brands’ role in driving the climate crisis and Indigenous rights violations Boca Raton, Fl – As many of the world’s leading investment…
Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods in Leuser Ecosystem
Global brands need to invest more in community livelihood projects that reduce emissions and help build resilient societies Scientists predict that on our current trajectory of habitat loss and global…
What’s at Stake in the ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ — A Firsthand Account
Award winning photojournalist and wildlife conservationist Paul Hilton has over a decade of field experience documenting biodiversity and destruction in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photography by Paul Hilton I’ve been down…
RAN Calls on RSPO to Strengthen Requirements
Criteria Fails to Comply with New EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) RSPO Risks Undermining Credibility with Weakened Standards Contact: Jakarta Time Zone | Gemma Tillack: +61 456 843 690 US Time…
Report: Major Global Brands Receive Failing Grades in Efforts to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Violations, Breaking Public Policy Promises
Detailed scorecard reveals worst global laggards include Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, Mondelēz and Nissin Foods *High resolution photos and drone footage available of recent deforestation global forest hotspots San Francisco–…
Orangutan Extinction Emergency: Illegal Rainforest Destruction Accelerating in the Leuser Ecosystem
Fresh destruction for palm oil underway now inside nationally protected wildlife reserve Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is ringing the alarm once again that the crisis of illegal rainforest destruction for…
Leuser Ecosystem Featured in RAN’s New YouTube Series: the RAN Wrap Up
Episode four of RAN’s new, bi-weekly YouTube series called the RAN Wrap Up is titled Good News for the Leuser Ecosystem and features a discussion with our Senior Communications Strategist…