Great News for Sumatran Rhinos

Posted August 13, 2020 in Leuser Watch Posts

Sensitive lovers, the fate of the smallest and hairiest of the world’s rhinoceros now rests in the protection of its last habitat within the globally important 2.6 million hectare Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia. The ultimate survival of these shy, forest rhinos now depends on the protection of their habitat and success of a new rhino sanctuary.

Forests

Posted July 26, 2020 in Issues

Rainforests are as essential to our survival as they are to the survival of our planet. They’re home to wildlife found nowhere else on Earth and provide livelihoods for millions of people. But massive corporations are making huge profits off of tropical deforestation and the terrible human rights violations that come with it.

Stop Deforestation

Posted July 22, 2020 in Campaigns

Corporate greed is driving the destruction of entire rainforest ecosystems to make the products that line our store shelves. Every massive brand and bank we move from policy to action influences the entire industry. With your help, we can bring powerful public pressure to bear on corporations to stop deforestation and end human rights abuses.

Permata Hijau exposed again for sourcing Conflict Palm Oil

Posted June 30, 2020 in Leuser Watch Posts

RAN field investigators have caught one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil processors sourcing Conflict Palm Oil from a notorious company responsible for destruction of the Leuser Ecosystem… again.

Nippon Paper Group Put On Notice: Bushfires Change Everything

Posted June 30, 2020 in Press Releases

Forty-one environmental groups have today written to Japan’s Nippon Paper Group, which owns the Opal Australian Paper mill in Maryvale, Victoria, Australia, detailing concerns around the company’s Australian supply chain. The…

MUFG fails to commit to Paris alignment at 2020 AGM

Posted June 29, 2020 in Press Releases

ESG financing policy now weakest among Japanese megabanks Tokyo, Japan – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest bank, indicated at today’s annual shareholder meeting that it has no intention…

Will Nestlé and Mars intervene to protect Indonesia’s peatlands?

Posted June 9, 2020 in Leuser Watch Posts

Within Indonesia’s notoriously corrupt, exploitative and destructive palm oil plantation industry, it takes a high degree of well documented bad behavior to stand out among the worst of the worst. But PT. Kallista Alam (PT KA), a palm oil company operating in the Aceh Province of Sumatra, is such a bad actor…