COP15 Greenwashing Alert: Germany and Norway Pledge 30 Million Euro to Controversial Corporate-headed Nature Reporting Initiative at UN Biodiversity Summit
*Newly released TNFD explainer video available here Civil society groups outraged funding will be handed to wealthy corporate initiative while those doing most to safeguard nature can’t secure sufficient funds….
Notorious Rainforest Destroyer Caught Taking Palm Oil To Global Market
Supply chains of major brands found to be tainted with Conflict Palm Oil, Again As Indonesia’s extraordinary Leuser Ecosystem has gained international recognition as a global biodiversity hotspot, the conservation…
EU Deforestation Regulation an Important Precedent for Other Nations to Follow
Gemma Tillack, Forest Policy Director at Rainforest Action Network (RAN), responded to the adoption of a new EU importation law that aims to prevent companies from selling commodities linked to…
World’s Largest Certifier of Sustainable Palm Oil Must Strengthen Its Certification Systems to Remain Relevant, Warns Civil Society
Rainforest Action Network calls for fundamental shifts in RSPO’s assurance systems Kuala Lumpur – Members of the world’s largest certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil…
A New Forest Data Partnership – for who?
RAN welcomes the announcement of the Forest Data Partnership––a new initiative being spearheaded by WRI, FAO, Google, Nasa, the US Government and Unilever. Collaboration to scale up forest monitoring is…
RAN Responds to the over 600 Oil and Gas Lobbyists at COP27
The science is clear. Developing new oil and gas fields is incompatible with the 1.5 degree limit, yet all major oil and gas companies continue new extraction projects that lock…
The UN High Level Expert Group Sets a Clear Bar for Climate Action by Non-State Actors
RAN welcomes the recommendations of HLEG; concerned on lack of ensuring the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of of Indigenous Peoples Sharm El-Sheikh / Oakland, November 8 2022 — Today at…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue Update at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Today at COP27 the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue presented an update on the initiative since its launch at COP26. In Glasgow, 28 countries…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to the launch of the Agri-Commodity Roadmap at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Today at COP27 the Agri-Commodity Roadmap was launched by fourteen of the world’s largest agricultural trading and processing companies. The roadmap is claimed to deliver a…
Days ahead of COP27, Unilever sets the model for forest positive landscape programs in the palm oil sector
RAN welcomes landscape-level action but says Unilever must put out the “carbon bombs” in its supply chain Days ahead of COP27, Unilever recently published its “Reimagining Landscapes” report which showcases…