“When we lose our land, we lose our identity.”
Indigenous peoples in North Sumatra are facing threats to their identities, livelihoods and safety as corporations destroy the rainforests that their communities have relied on for generations. In this open…
Is Procter & Gamble a Climate and Rights Villain?
Procter & Gamble likes to pretend it’s a climate hero, but it’s really a classic villain. Its far-flung suppliers cause social and environmental mayhem all the way from the tropical forests of Indonesia to the boreal forests of Canada.
Thousands Demand Protection for Pargamanan-Bintang Maria Community’s Benzoin Forests
The #SaveBenzoinForests movement has generated 23 thousand petition signatures to protect an Indigenous community’s benzoin forests in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Looking Ahead: Eight Priorities to guide us in 2022
We’ve just started the new year, but already the clock is ticking… LOUDLY. That’s because according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we only have until 2030 to…
From Indonesia to the U.S.: Put people and planet over profit
Untuk Bahasa Indonesia klik disini This Wednesday, RAN and partners gathered in front of Cincinnati City Hall to deliver over 100,000 signatures from across the U.S. and the world demanding…
“We are the stewards of our land.”
Rajes Sitanggang walks quietly and confidently through the dense shrubs and trees — just like a New Yorker would walk down their street in their neighborhood without even thinking. Then,…
Brands and Banks Continue to Fuel Fires Despite the Climate Crisis
As the headlines of Fall 2021 detail one climate disaster after another — increasing hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, deadly unprecedented floods in Germany, the hottest temperatures ever recorded…
The forest is a part of us
The Pargamanan-Bintang Maria community in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia can trace their roots back to about 125 years ago. The three Batak clans (Marga), Sitanggang, Simbolon and Lumban Gaol, migrated there during Dutch colonial times and were given the land by the ruler Partuan Nahoda Raja with the promise to never transfer its rights.
Global Solidarity to Support Indigenous Batak Peoples in Indonesia
Chances are you’ve been following the important fight to stop Line 3 and stand in solidarity with the Anishinaabe peoples. As you know, the fight for Indigenous land and sovereignty…
Indonesian Forestry Titan Royal Golden Eagle Remains a Major Roadblock to Progress in Saving Leuser Ecosystem
RGE has failed to adhere to no-deforestation commitments, creating liability for global brands and banks still doing business with the rogue company Nearly two years after being exposed for driving…